By Tom Saleska, PhD and Sarah Lovern, PhD
This program addresses how student misconceptions about course content can become barriers to learning and offers several techniques to help teachers facilitate the adoption of alternative viewpoints in their students. The presenters discuss a variety of motivational methods to explore the impact that engagement with the material prior to coming to the classroom experience has on the student brain and ultimately student success.
LEARNING GOALS
After this program, participants will be able to:
Have a better understanding of how student brains work
Discover what learning looks like at the cellular level
Learn how to maximize student brainpower to improve student success
TOPICS COVERED
Techniques for initiating brain change before class
Student engagement before class
Setting expectations that improve student learning
