Teaching And the Human Brain Video

Here's an information-packed introduction important to the theories in teaching and learning that are changing education today. You'll see a practical new vision of how education can adapt to meet the challenge of preparing students for tomorrow's world. You'll find out how shifting personal perceptions from theory to mental models can provide the basis for systematic change. Bring this video to any learning community to introduce a new way to think about learning, understand how education can function as a transformational process, and meet the challenges of education by understanding how students learn. See interviews with educators who are participating in the MindShifts process. The Caines also present vital information on educational outcomes based on meaningful learning, teaching for dynamical knowledge , downshifting and self-efficacy, and the complexity of change. Approximate running time: 60 minutes.

Geoffrey Caine, LL.M., is an educational and learning consultant specializing in the theory and practice of brain-based learning and teaching. Renate Nummela Caine, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Education at California State University, San Bernardino, directs the Center for Research in Integrative Learning and Teaching.