Great sources to check out!

As we all know the internet is busting with information about every subject. So it sometimes becomes incredibly time consuming to try and find valuable information. I wanted to share a few excellent sources I came across. The brain connection website http://brainconnection.positscience.com/ gives excellent insight into learning and how the brain reacts. Under the ‘Education Connection’ tab that is meant to apply brain science to teaching and learning. Also, the library tab on the website there are three categories that articles and information is broken into including general topics, education topics and clinical topics. I found the Learning and Memory section under education topics quite extensive. There are various feature articles that are worth a look. Also, there is a Brain Teasers section that gives ideas on games for memory attention and sound discrimination for children to develop these skills.


The website for New Horizons for Learning is a valuable resource. Although the site is no longer being updated it still has extensive resources and articles. New Horizons for Learning was originally created “as a leading-edge resource for educational change by identifying, communicating, and helping to implement successful educational strategies http://www.newhorizons.org/nhfl/about/history.htm .” Their website is full of articles and resources that are focused on teaching and learning strategies, transforming education and lifelong learning. I will definitely use and review the recommended readings about Learning Styles, Character Education and Technology in Education. http://www.newhorizons.org/index.html


Currently, I am studying about learning theories and how everyone learns differently and thus potentially uses their brain differently. I came across a chapter from the book Education, Psychology and the Brain in my school’s online library. I found this chapter extremely informative as it reviews psychological theories with learning theories to explain how the brain learns. I think this chapter provides valuable insight to understanding the science behind how we learn.
Posner, Michael I & Rothbart, Mary K. (2007) Education, Psychology, and the Brain. American Psychological Association, Chapter 1, pp.7-21.