Vanessa Bird is a teacher from Sussex who has taught science for over 20 years. She has remained fascinated by the nature of Science learning but has an equal interest in the arts. She has degrees in History and Chemistry, and feels that the different subjects have much to share in terms of their approaches to learning. She delivers training on a range of teaching techniques within her school but she is always looking for new ways to enhance learning in the classroom.
Every day we learn more about the brain. While psychologists develop ever more sophisticated models of how we think, neuroscientists are mapping the physical and chemical architecture that underpins these thoughts. Is it possible we may finally have some real insights into how our students learn rather than well researched guess work? It is still early days but young teachers today may see the biggest intellectual sea change in education since Binet’s IQ test in 1911 and Piaget’s theories in 1920. This article summarises a few useful ideas to work on in the meantime!
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