How Does the Brain Learn the Best? | Transform.Ed Briefing #104
Inside the Briefing: From curiosity-driven exploration and active engagement to repetition and rest, the brain learns best through balance.
Quick Updates 🔔
🌍✨ LEADERS IN EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
We are thrilled to announce a new initiative starting in March 2025! Keep an eye out for our exclusive Leaders in Education Spotlight, where we celebrate the remarkable impact of educators, education leaders, and thought leaders driving transformation in education. Do you have an inspiring story to share or know someone who deserves to be recognized? Nominate yourself or your inspiring colleague here.
🌍✨ GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP SCHOOLS COHORT 9: Applications Open Now!
In less than a month (Feb 01), a new cohort will begin its journey to shape future global citizens — this is perhaps the final Cohort we are offering! Don’t miss this opportunity to introduce an enriching learning experience, designed by UNESCO MGIEP, to your school or network. Recommend your school or any others in your network today!
Big Ideas 💡
Framing a Vision for Effective Global Social and Emotional Learning
By Natasha Raisch, Rebecca Bailey, Sonya Temko, Dr. Stephanie M Jones | .ed Magazine
Brain-based Learning Strategies for Curriculum and Instruction Leaders: Best Practices and Benefits
By Eastern Washington University
Poll of the Week 📊
Poll Results from Last Week
In response to the question “Which of the following strategies do you think best supports effective learning?” the breakdown of results are as follows:
67 percent of participants opted for ‘Scaffolded learning experiences’, while the other 33 percent voted for ‘Use of multisensory inputs’.
Would you like to discuss these results or share your thoughts in the community?
Policy Pulse 🏛
Policy Brief >> Infancy and Early Childhood: The Educated Brain Policy Brief
By University of Cambridge
This policy brief highlights the first of three seminars in ‘The Educated Brain’ series, featuring leading researchers and roundtable discussions on linking research, policy, and practice in education and neuroscience. Presentations explored interdisciplinary research on young children’s developing brains, focusing on scanning techniques, ‘school readiness,’ play-based learning, and stress-related learning environments. Innovative methodologies, such as tracking children’s movements during play and practitioner tools like the ‘school readiness questionnaire,’ were showcased, offering insights to inform policy and practice.
Global Events for Your Calendar 🗓
Jan 29 | FREE EVENT >> The NeuroScience of Learning
This is an Online Event by Brain Aware Training.
Mar 05 | FREE EVENT >> 60 Minutes to Success: Transform Your Life with the Success Brain
This is an In-Person Event by STEAM Executive Training.
Mar 11 | FREE EVENT >> How to Take Full Control of Your Unconscious Mind
This is an Online Event by Access World S.
Lights, Camera, Education 🎬
Film >> Inside Out
The movie creatively illustrates the connection between emotions and cognitive processes, making it an excellent resource for understanding the brain's role in learning and emotional health.
Documentary>> The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman
A PBS documentary series where neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the human brain, revealing why we feel and think the way we do.
Courses and Learning 🧑💻
Self-Paced Course » Play, Learning and the Brain
By The Open University
Books 📚
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
By James W. Loewen
Community Connect 💭
How do you adapt your teaching strategies to align with how the brain learns most effectively?
Share your ideas on our community post.
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Job Opportunities 📥
🇬🇧 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Education, University of Durham, Durham (Deadline: 10 Jan 2025)
🇦🇺 Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Information and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle Australia (Deadline: 11 Jan 2025)
🇵🇬 Education Manager, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Deadline: 13 Jan 2025)
🇳🇱 Postdoc Researcher: Mental Models of Nature-Based Solutions, University Utrecht, Utrecht (Deadline: 15 Jan 2025)
🇺🇿 Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, New Uzbekistan University (Deadline: 16 Jan 2025)
🇰🇭 International Consultant, Phnom-Penh (Deadline: 19 Jan 2025)
🇮🇹 Teacher of A-Level Sociology, St George's British International School, Italy (Deadline: 20 Jan 2025)
🇨🇳 Professor and Dean, School of Internet of Things, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou (Deadline: 26 Jan 2025)
🇲🇾 Teacher of Economics, Adcote Matrix International School, Siliau (Deadline: 27 Jan 2025)
🇭🇰 Senior Research Assistant (holding the functional title of School Development Officer), University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam (Deadline: 31 Jan 2025)
🇷🇺 Postdoctoral Fellow in Education, Centre for Psychometrics and Measurements in Education, Institute of Education, HSE University, Moscow (Deadline: 31 Jan 2025)
🇨🇭 Postdoctoral Grant, University of Zurich (Deadline: 03 Feb 2025)
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