Teaching, Learning, and the Brain
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 134
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 162
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 164
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Theories of Teaching, Learning, and the Brain serves as an overview into American education, our culture and the worldviews that influence it. Educational theories and the philosophers and psychologists who developed them are reviewed. Current theories and trends are discussed. Major concepts of learning are then applied to brain research. A recurring focus in this book is the question, how will this knowledge influence the way teachers should teach. Relevant motivational and development theories are included
List of Figures
List of Tables
CHAPTER 1 A Little History of Schools, Learners, and Culture
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Diversity Study of Your School
CHAPTER 2 Nuances of Philosophy
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Understanding Your Worldview Philosophy
CHAPTER 3 Educational Philosophy
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Developing a Teaching Philosophy
CHAPTER 4 Learning Paradigms
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Research an Effective Teaching Strategy for Your Content
CHAPTER 5 Neuroscience Behind Learning
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Interview School Support Professional
CHAPTER 6 Some Big Ideas
Tool Kit: Position Yourself for Success
Application: Picture of Learning in Your School
CHAPTER 7 Empowerment Ideas
Tool Kit: Nurturing a Healthy Classroom
Application: Developing Resilient Learners
Professionally, I work as an educator and artist. While teaching graduate education classes at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, I also direct and mentor the teachers in the MAED Teacher Leader Program. This program grew exponentially to become one of the largest in the state of Kentucky. Another area of teaching is Art Education so I specialize in two passions, Leadership and Art. My Ph.D. in Education focused on Cultural Studies, an interdisciplinary field exploring the role of social institutions in shaping culture. To receive my Ph.D. I developed The Web of Betweeness, a theory that explores the concept of power emitted through creative and imaginative thought. This new theory added to the many theories of aesthetics.
Currently, I serve on Kentucky governor’s Diversity Coalition on Education and have art work on display at the national headquarters for NAEA. Recently, I served as a National Reviewer for Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) and for the National Association of Art Education (NAEA). I have developed and administered education programs from Eastern Tennessee into the Cumberland Plateau of Appalachia to reach a variety of learners with special needs, low SES, and the artistically gifted.