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Brain-based Learning Strategies; resources from Judy Willis

I love this article about teachers as brain-changers... really promotes INQUIRY learning

A group of Harvard researchers is teaming up with schools in Oakland, Calif. to explore how kids learn through making. Through an initiative called Project Zero, they're investigating the theory that kids learn best when they're actively engaged in designing and creating projects to explore concepts. 

interesting article on mirror neurons;

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