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"Adolescents assigned to a mindfulness meditation program appeared to have improvements in memory in a recent study."

When students and teachers learn together about how their brains influence behavior, one expert says, discipline can become less of a confrontation and more of a partnership

The video talks about It delves into a more indepth questions, when simple motivation rewards and punishment doesn't work, what should we do to improve motivation. The real motivation is to create a "self positive image", a great identity.

The article was published in 2004 and it foresee that Connectiviism would be the future of the education. Knowledge and learning has underwent significant changes after the emergence of current technologies. Learners are more likely to move into multiple and unrelated field. Besides formal education at school, informal learning become a more significant aspect and learners acquire knowledge through technologies, communities, work environment. Learning become a long lasting changed state because of the interaction between people and own life experiences.

Effective assertiveness is a balance between your needs and maintaining the relationship with the other person. In any interpersonal interaction, the moment we ask for something or have to say no to a request, we are making a choice; my discomfort or theirs? Too often, we error towards one side or the other.

"The thing is, "personalized learning" isn't our end goal. Creating learners is. Personalized learning is just the approach we use to get there "

Provide the person with sample challenges to pick from and show how they fit together towards that vision. DO provide reflection tools that help her/him identify their strengths and weaknesses for themselves DON'T just assume the person knows how to write a quality goal. DO create learning networks for people who have similar goals so they can problem solve together. DO help her/him structure their thoughts; DO provide her/him with a non-threatening platform These advises are very illuminating for educators. By saying "sample challenge", teachers are encouraged to using proper scaffolding to prepare student for great challenge. Through "helping to structure their thoughts ", teacher can coach students to analyze their own thinking and prepare them to practice meaningful reflection. And the most vital skills for true learners, is their reflective skills which allow them to analyze their method of learning, knowing their own strength and weakness and make modification to perfect their skills.

Nation Making Progress in Ensuring More Teachers Have Deep Content Knowledge and Mentoring But U.S. Teacher Development Lacks Intensity, Follow-up, & Usefulness

"The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains"

" Classcraft, his classroom-based role-playing game for the past three years, and he says it creates a collaborative and supportive learning environment that can help turn around students who are failing."

What a cool collection of resources. I had never heard of the Buck Institute for Education but it looks like they've assembled a good collection of resources for Project Based Learning that will help make a teacher's life easier. They have everything from rubrics to planning forms that range from specific to generic. Other resources are available for teachers to watch on their own time or for teachers to use for interacting with other teachers or trainers. Definitely worth your time to check out, especially if you use or are planning to use Project Based Learning with your students.

"The outcome, as it's usually represented, is that the children who were able to wait for an extra treat scored better on measures of cognitive and social skills many years later and had higher SAT scores. Thus, if we teach kids to put off the payoff as long as possible, they'll be more successful. But that simplistic conclusion misrepresents, in several ways, what the research actually found. "

" Within the design thinking model, individual learning styles can be validated through a project based learning experience. "

In this free classroom resource guide, you'll get practical tips across the K-12 spectrum, as well as a reading list and a variety of resources to help you learn more about this fascinating field. To help your students explore their own brain power, we've also included a bonus project that will get students thinking critically about how they learn.

The speaker David Brook has his book "The social animal" is NY Times bestseller book. And in this video he delves into a people are social animal and we are connected to people around us. It provides a new insight into a way of thinking about the role that our unconscious mind and emotions plays in our life.

This is an excellent book. I really enjoyed reading it and learning about the role of the mind and emotions and how the shape our lives and identity!Maria Tovo

"Digital Writing for Classrooms A community where students engage in high-interest writing for an authentic audience and teachers help students grow through the entire writing process"

What a great resource. My students are terrified of writing and this website can help them overcome that. We are using Book Creator in our class and students love the digital aspect. Maria Tovo

Found a video on YouTube which is 5:50 and it is about Brain Based Learning by Eric Jensen. I am putting the link as a book mark. The link is:

One thing that stuck with me throughout this video is to make sure as an educator you know how to get the attention of a student's brain and keep it. Another thing about brain based learning that intrigued me was that you need not get the kids to care or to "buy in" what you are teaching. If they do not buy into what you are doing they won't learn.

" it's a mistake to become overly invested in your video's "wow factor" at the expense of instructional integrity. "

"ClassBadges is a free, online tool where teachers can award badges for student accomplishments. Through your teacher account, you can award badges customized for your classroom or school. "

International Educational Consultant Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of 15 books that suggest ways that educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies for improving learning.

"Subjects covered include principles of a good memory, mind maps, speed reading, good study habits, mnemonic techniques and much, much more. "