Units:
- Introduction
- Different
Brains
- Emotion &
Thinking
- Seeing
Others
- Different
Learners
- Neural
Networks
- Implications
for Schools
- Conclusion
Videos
Unit 4: Different Learners, Different Minds
Warm Jackets Generate Heat?
Interviewer Michael Filisky asks students to predict what will happen when a thermometer is wrapped and left inside a warm jacket. Their experiences with... (Section 1)
Turning Tables at Gallaudet University: What is "Normal"?
Hearing is not the norm at Gallaudet University. It is a university for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The campus is fully adapted for life without sound.... (Section 2)
Success Story: Dr. Stephen Shore
Educators supporting students with autism face many challenges in providing them with a meaningful education. Dr. Stephen Shore, Professor of Special... (Section 3)
Attention and Magic
Attention is the neural mechanism that enhances our sensitivity to things that are important and, at the same time, reduces our sensitivity to distractions.... (Section 4)
Working Memory and Attention
Mathematics educator, Bob Speiser, demonstrates the 15th century Treviso algorithm for multiplication, proves why it works, and shows how it is less taxing on... (Section 5)
Implicit Learning
Implicit learning can be measured by how much we improve with repletion—for example, on the speed at which we complete a task, such as finding a target... (Section 6)
Success Story: Kent Sinclair
Kent Sinclair is an attorney and partner in the Boston Office of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. As a dyslexic, he strives to help other adult dyslexics share experiences... (Section 7)
Success Story: Dr. Alexander Goldowsky
Dr. Alexander Goldowsky taught elementary school in the inner city and is director of museum programs and exhibits at the EcoTarium, a science museum in... (Section 7)
Success Story: Dr. Todd Rose
Dr. Todd Rose is a research scientist with CAST and a faculty member at Harvard Graduate School of Education, teaching Educational Neuroscience. He lectures... (Section 7)
Success Story: Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Temple Grandin is associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Diagnosed with autism at the age of two, Dr. Grandin is... (Section 7)
Reading with Half a Brain
Brooke Smith had the left side of his brain removed at age 11. Phonology is believed to be located in the left side of the brain. Therefore, it is astonishing... (Section 8)
