Understanding Learning With the Brain in Mind: Insights From the Integration of Neuroscience and Education

• In Event: Roundtable Session 12
  In Roundtable Session: Brain, Neurosciences, and Education SIG Roundtable Session

Abstract

As an educator, learning how neuroscience might inform instructional practices and effective learning environments is important. Educating students about how they learn by teaching the anatomy and functions of the brain creates not only an awareness within students so that they may take responsibility of their learning, but a state of mind that might help them throughout their lives. This paper not only seeks to highlight the knowledge teachers felt to be important for designing instruction, but also to explore the significance of students learning how their brain works. The educational insights and implications of teaching neuroscience will be described through accounts of two researchers’ narratives; one university professor and one middle school teacher.

Authors

• Kimberly Ilosvay, University of Portland

• Alfonso Garcia Arriola, Portland Public Schools