Brain-Based Teaching and Learning

This webinar provides an overview of brain-based teaching and learning theories and research. Topics include an overview of key findings from Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, a discussion about the triune model of the brain, and an explanation of the role the autonomic nervous system plays in student learning and development. By deepening their understanding of basic principles of neuroscience and neuroanatomy, webinar participants are able to implement programming and teaching on their campuses that begin with the brain in mind.

Learning outcomes include becoming familiar with the triune model of the brain and how the model is evident in teaching methods, learning the differences between the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, and strategies that increase brain-based teaching and learning.

Karen Costa, Adjunct Faculty, Southern New Hampshire University and Freelance Writer, Women in Higher Education
Karen Costa has over 15 years of higher education experience and formerly served as the director of student success at Mount Wachusett Community College. Karen is currently an adjunct faculty member in the First-Year Experience program at Southern New Hampshire University’s College of Online and Continuing Education. Karen writes regularly about higher education and is a staff writer at Women in Higher Education. Karen’s writing has also appeared in Inside Higher Education, The Philadelphia Inquirer,On Being, and Faculty Focus. Karen graduated with honors from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She holds a Master of Education in Higher Education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership from Northeastern University. 

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Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!