Brain-Based Learning

Explore the mysteries of the human brain! Find out how discoveries in neuroscience provide insights into how students learn -- and how to engage them in the classroom.

Brain-Based Learning
Helping Students Develop Executive Function Skills
Simple classroom strategies can assist students with deficits in executive function skills like time management and active listening.
Brain-Based Learning
What's Metacognition—and Why Does it Matter?
A quick introduction to metacognition, plus seven questions to help your students become more independent learners.
Brain-Based Learning
Teaching Self-Regulation in the Early Grades
Activating young students’ natural bodily rhythms helps them regulate their nervous systems and prepare for learning.
Brain-Based Learning
Learning and the Social Brain
In a series of interviews, researcher Patricia Kuhl reveals the science behind the social brain—which she calls the gateway to human cognition.
Brain-Based Learning
What Is the Social Brain?
The research is in: Learning is a social endeavor.
Brain-Based Learning
The Social Classroom
Increasingly, modern classrooms support group work and peer-to-peer collaboration. The science says that’s right on.
Brain-Based Learning
Masters of Social Learning
We’re hardwired from birth to decode facial expression, posture, and tone of voice—and to work collaboratively.
Brain-Based Learning
When the Social Brain Misfires
Sometimes our powerful urge to belong can hurt us. We look at how stereotypes undermine learning.
Brain-Based Learning
Why Highlighting Is Ineffective
A common studying technique—highlighting text—can make students develop a false sense of mastery.
Classroom Management
Aiming for Discipline Instead of Punishment
Brain-aligned discipline isn’t compliance-driven or punitive—it’s about supporting students in creating sustainable changes in behavior.