This year, the series will be entirely online, providing a great opportunity for educators from across the nation to learn and collaborate. We will be highlighting the “Best of the Dana Brain Science Educator Series” with six sessions that combine the most popular activities and materials from past years. Sessions will focus on exciting topics like brain damage and disease, memory, and the five senses with the underlying theme of learning, tying all the sessions together.
Using the course management system Moodle, each session will allow participants to access video lectures from experts in the field, readings, and classroom-based investigations as well as participate in moderated discussions with fellow educators. Additionally, all Dana Fellows will be required to create and submit a unit on the brain that consists of at least six lessons.
Program Format: Each session participants will be presented with a variety of hands-on activities that can be utilized to integrate brain science into their lesson plans. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their experiences and classroom techniques with fellow educators.
Objectives:
The participant will gain a better understanding of the basics of brain science.
Participants will explore activities that help students learn about brain science.
Participants will access resources to help in their continued study of brain science education.
Participants will experience a variety of distance and digital learning tools.
Program Length 3 months (Jan 9th-March 27th)
Program Date Program Time Network Time Registration Deadline
12/1/2009 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 7:45 AM - 9:15 AM 11/20/2009
All times below are displayed in Eastern Standard Time, as specified in your profile.
NOTE:
December 1, 2009 is the enrollment deadline NOT the beginning of the course date. The course will run Jan 9th-March 27th. The dates for the synchronous sessions are January 9th, 23rd, February 6th 27th, March 13th and 27th. Sessions will be held from 3-6pm EST (12-3pm PST).
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Cost per Site: $0.00
Program Fee Notes: There is no charge for this course. Participants will be eligible for a $300 stipend upon completion of the course.
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This program is for teachers and administrators who are new to Differentiated Instruction. We will get a strong understanding of what differentiation is and why it is used in classrooms across the country.
