Brain and Learning Web Resources

Brain and Learning Web Resources

These web resources were found with a Google search combining the terms “brain and learning”, with the exception of the Dana Foundation.

http://www.dana.org The Dana Foundation funds major brain research and sponsors informative programs on PBS. They have free publications and periodically publish a detailed update of the findings of the neuroscientists they sponsor.

http://www.dana.org/brainweb/brainweb.cfm?CategoryID=1 This is the web page that opens when “learning” is selected on their map of the site.

http://www.newhorizons.org/blab.html The title of this page is The Brain Lab and it is! It’s a terrific site on neuroscience! All kinds of links lead to all kinds of topics and organizations. This is definitely a good place to start.

http://www.brains.org/ This site is dedicated to the application of brain science to the classroom. One can even sign up for a free online course on behavior management.

http://www.jlcbrain.com/truth.html This is the site for Jensen Learning. This particular page discusses criteria for judging the validity of information (sometimes hype) regarding the brain’s connection to learning.

http://www.cainelearning.com/ This is the commercial site of the Caines, who have been leading authorities on how the brain learns and what conditions are optimal for brains to learn. They have their own line of books, videos, conferences, etc.

http://teachers.net/mentors/bcl/ This is a teacher “chatboard” dedicated to the discussion of brain-compatible learning. Discussions go as far back in time as 1999.

http://www.newhorizons.org/ofc_21cliusebrain.html This is an online transcription of a presentation, Learning How to Use the Brain, given in 1996 by Ronald Kotulak, a science writer for the Chicago Tribune, who wrote the popular book Inside the Brain.

http://members.tripod.com/ozpk/brain.html This is an interesting site regarding brain compatible learning. The author combines great graphics with color and links his chapters to a main page. He links to a great variety of informational sites.

http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~vlib/heather/H5.html This is a site for an educator, Heather Noe, based at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She provides a good discussion and links to sites concerned with brain-based learning.

http://www.funderstanding.com/theories.cfm This page concerns learning theories. It is part of a website called Funderstanding. It appears to offer lots of information and high level thinking activities for kids.

http://www.emtech.net/brain_based_learning.html This page lists links to a plethora of sites concerning brain based learning. It was updated LAST MONTH! Click on the bottom to return to the home page and find yourself on a page of all kinds of useful links for educators.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Neuroscience for Kids! Since this page was designed for kids, maybe adults can grasp it, too! Great graphics and colors combine for an engaging web page with excellent information and activities in neuroscience and it was last modified this week!

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/workshops/teachingforunderstanding.html This is an article, Teaching for Understanding, from a 1996 issue of the American Educator, a publication from the American Federation of Teachers. It contains a lengthy bibliography.

http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-7107,00.html “How Children Learn to Be Intelligent” is an article on the Family Network. It was written or sponsored by ASCD.

http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/lessons/blbrainmusic.htm This page discusses using music in the classroom. Several links farther down the page include other techniques for involving the “whole” brain.

http://www.qlsi.com/qlsi_bookstore/category.asp?CategoryID=21 This is a bookstore page that lists books available for purchase that address brain compatible learning.

http://www.student-wea.org/misc/brainrsh.htm The Latest on How the Brain Works is from the NEA’s New Member CD. It is a succinct discussion on brain-based learning, both pro’s and con’s.

_This list was developed by Dr. Nancy Young; May, 2001

http://www.dana.org
The Dana Foundation funds major brain research and sponsors informative programs on PBS. They have free publications and periodically publish a detailed update of the findings of the neuroscientists they sponsor.

http://www.dana.org/brainweb/brainweb.cfm?CategoryID=1
This is the web page that opens when “learning” is selected on their map of the site.

http://www.newhorizons.org/blab.html
The title of this page is The Brain Lab and it is! It’s a terrific site on neuroscience! All kinds of links lead to all kinds of topics and organizations. This is definitely a good place to start.

http://www.brains.org/
This site is dedicated to the application of brain science to the classroom. One can even sign up for a free online course on behavior management.

http://www.jlcbrain.com/truth.html
This is the site for Jensen Learning. This particular page discusses criteria for judging the validity of information (sometimes hype) regarding the brain’s connection to learning.

http://www.cainelearning.com/
This is the commercial site of the Caines, who have been leading authorities on how the brain learns and what conditions are optimal for brains to learn. They have their own line of books, videos, conferences, etc.

http://teachers.net/mentors/bcl/
This is a teacher “chatboard” dedicated to the discussion of brain-compatible learning. Discussions go as far back in time as 1999.

http://www.newhorizons.org/ofc_21cliusebrain.html
This is an online transcription of a presentation, Learning How to Use the Brain, given in 1996 by Ronald Kotulak, a science writer for the Chicago Tribune, who wrote the popular book Inside the Brain.

http://members.tripod.com/ozpk/brain.html
This is an interesting site regarding brain compatible learning. The author combines great graphics with color and links his chapters to a main page. He links to a great variety of informational sites.

http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~vlib/heather/H5.html
This is a site for an educator, Heather Noe, based at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She provides a good discussion and links to sites concerned with brain-based learning.

http://www.funderstanding.com/theories.cfm
This page concerns learning theories. It is part of a website called Funderstanding. It appears to offer lots of information and high level thinking activities for kids.

http://www.emtech.net/brain_based_learning.html
This page lists links to a plethora of sites concerning brain based learning. It was updated LAST MONTH! Click on the bottom to return to the home page and find yourself on a page of all kinds of useful links for educators.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Neuroscience for Kids! Since this page was designed for kids, maybe adults can grasp it, too! Great graphics and colors combine for an engaging web page with excellent information and activities in neuroscience and it was last modified this week!

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/workshops/teachingforunderstanding.html
This is an article, Teaching for Understanding, from a 1996 issue of the American Educator, a publication from the American Federation of Teachers. It contains a lengthy bibliography.

http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-7107,00.html
“How Children Learn to Be Intelligent” is an article on the Family Network. It was written or sponsored by ASCD.

http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/lessons/blbrainmusic.htm
This page discusses using music in the classroom. Several links farther down the page include other techniques for involving the “whole” brain.

http://www.qlsi.com/qlsi_bookstore/category.asp?CategoryID=21
This is a bookstore page that lists books available for purchase that address brain compatible learning.

http://www.student-wea.org/misc/brainrsh.htm
The Latest on How the Brain Works is from the NEA’s New Member CD. It is a succinct discussion on brain-based learning, both pro’s and con’s.