Brain-Compatible Learning
Teaching in Ways the Brain Learns Best
Course Description
Effective instruction is grounded in understanding how the brain learns. Brain-Compatible Learning is an online professional development course that helps educators explore how information is selected, refined, stored, and retrieved through the Information Processing Model. This course also introduces the four phases of Mindful Teaching, showing how brain-compatible strategies can be applied throughout the learning process to support engagement, retention, and meaningful learning.
Course Curriculum
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Learning Goals
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WebBook: Brain-Compatible Learning
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Study Slides: Brain Functions
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Check What You Know
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Study Slides: Four Phases of Mindful Teaching
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Check What You Know
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Assessment
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Feedback
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About This Course
- 2 Hours
- 2 Years of Access
- Online, self-paced
Learning Objectives
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Explain the Information Processing Model and its use as a visual representation of how the brain selects, refines, stores, and retrieves information
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Summarize the four phases of Mindful Teaching
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Recognize how brain-compatible learning principles support effective instruction
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Brain Basics and Learning Certification
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