What teachers need to know about the brain
by Assistant Professor Vanessa Rodriguez

A guide to help teachers support their students to develop good study habits, use effective learning strategies, and stay motivated while working independently.

Discover the ways our emotions affect our learning, and how to design the classroom with emotions in mind

Learn how different levels of memory are developed and what influences how we retain information

A brief introduction to how memory works and its importance to teaching and learning

Memory and memorisation get rather a bad rap in education. Memorisation frequently is associated with rote learning, students passively listening to lectures, and generally dull and uninspiring lessons. It further often is positioned as the bane of creativity, critical thinking, inquiry, and agentic behaviour. However, misconceptions about...

Associate Professor Matt McCrudden of Penn State University talks to Dr Nina Hood about his research into the science of learning and how teachers can apply the principles of learning science in their classrooms

Can focusing too intently on only one area of research unintentionally limit the richness of one's teaching practice?

Associate Professor Matt McCrudden of Penn State University talks to Dr Nina Hood about his research into the science of learning and how teachers can apply the principles of learning science in their classrooms.

Where does the research behind the 'five myths' actually come from?

What is the evidence behind five commonly held beliefs in education?

Assistant Professor Vanessa Rodriguez debunks her top 5 neuromyths.

Assistant Professor Vanessa Rodriguez talks about the key things for teachers to know about the learning process.

How the process of learning occurs in the brain and the relationship between memory, understanding and knowledge.

The key features of long-term and working memory and how they work together as part of the learning process.