1. BRAIN, MIND AND EDUCATION AN EMERGING SCIENCE OF LEARNING Jonathan Sharples From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 5.6

2. At the end of this unit you should be able to: understand the relationship between the brain and learning incorporate motor learning into your lesson planning develop strategies for improving creativity in your lessons understand how an awareness of brain plasticity can be applied to improve learner motivation. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 OBJECTIVES

3. CONTENT Bridging the gap between neuroscience, psychology and education ‘Science of Learning’ professional development project Fostering creative thinking: co-constructed insights from neuroscience and education ‘Brainology’ – transforming students’ motivation to learn From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

4. To explore this material further, read: Sharples, J. (2009) ‘Brain, mind and education: an emerging science of learning’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER INFORMATION

5. Blakemore, S. and Frith, U (2005) The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education, Oxford: Blackwells. Levitin, D. J. (2006) This is Your Brain on Music: the Science of a Human Obsession, Penguin, USA. National Research Council, USA (2000) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Academy Press. Washington D.C. Sala, S. D. (1999) Mind Myths: Exploring Popular Assumptions About the Mind and Brain, Chichester: Wiley. Sousa, D.A. (2006) How the Brain Learns, 3rd edn, Corwin Press. Wolfe, P. (2001) Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER READING