Well, here we are at the end of 2020. What a year! So many challenges for us all.
COVID hit the world early in the year and is still with us, although in Australia and New Zealand we have managed exceptionally well compared with many other countries. Parents, students and their teachers all had to cope with varying degrees of school shutdown.
Hopefully that’s all in the past and we can look forward to a much better year in 2021. Best wishes for the holidays. The Learning Brain News will be back in your inbox again in February.
Stay safe,
PS: LearnFast will be partnering with Elite Performance Solutions to host a free webinar early next year featuring Dr Michael Merzenich “the Father of Cognitive Neuroscience”. We will share more details as we confirm them but the webinar will be around the value of improving focussed attention in learning and the neuroscience involved. Date and time to be confirmed.
A study of 50,000 students in 450 middle schools in Illinois, USA found the more tree cover around a school, the better the students’ maths and reading scores. This confirms previous studies showing a positive link between contact with nature and learning outcomes.
Thoughts Can Be Measured With Artificial Intelligence
Until now there has been no way to measure thoughts. But a team of scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University, USA has found how to use artificial intelligence (AI) models to understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts.
Live Webinar: Strategies to help your learners plan better, focus longer and learn faster
Thursday 10 December, 2020 at 11:30pm AEST
Here is your invitation to attend a live webinar on "Strategies to help your learners plan better, focus longer and learn faster" hosted by Cheryl Chia, a Paediatric Physiotherapist.
Attend this webinar to:
Learn about the important roles of executive function in your brain – sustained attention, working memory, impulse inhibition and planning, to name a few
Uncover why some people excel in focus, planning and learning while others appear scattered
Understand executive function’s “growth spurt” in the preschool years and continuous development through life
Take home research-based strategies to help your learner build strong executive function in the brain
What’s Auditory Processing Got to Do with Reading?
Reading is often thought of as a visual activity. But reading relies heavily on the brain’s ability to handle sounds - it’s auditory processing ability.
Find out what sound and auditory processing (what your brain does with what your ears hear) has to do with reading.
Many classroom activities draw on working memory. Students with poor working memory skills regularly face many learning obstacles. What can be done to improve their chances of success?
ADHD Australia works with parent and carer support groups around the country. Many of these groups have online resources and learning webinars available to members. You can connect with a support group here
Does your child struggle with maths? Have you tried to help, but it has not made much difference? Does maths create conflict between you and your child?
Why not use the school holidays to help build your child's maths skills and confidence.
15 popular (and free) mobile apps to support you and your child's mental and emotional wellbeing these school holidays, from the NSW Department of Education.
