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    Teach me Right: The Neuroscience of Learning
    Teach me Right: The Neuroscience of Learning
    Teach me Right: The Neuroscience of Learning
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    Teach me Right: The Neuroscience of Learning

    By Jade I'Anson-Milner

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    Drawing upon recent neuroscience research, Teach me Right: the neuroscience of learning explores the complexities of the adolescent brain and the barriers this period of neurological development creates towards learning in the classroom.

    Teach me right: the neuroscience of learning introduces the Think 4 approach, a revolutionary approach

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew Milner Books
    Release dateNov 6, 2023
    ISBN9781738411016
    Teach me Right: The Neuroscience of Learning
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    Jade I'Anson-Milner

    Jade I'Anson-Milner is an early years lecturer specialising in early years and the neuroscience of learning. She has an MA in Education and is currently completing her PhD.

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      Teach me Right - Jade I'Anson-Milner

      Teach me Right

      The Neuroscience of Learning

      Jade I'Anson-Milner

      Andrew Milner Books

      Contents

      Chapter 1: The Brain

      Chapter 2: Memory and Learning

      Chapter 3: Critical periods

      Chapter 4: The difference between the adult and adolescent brain

      Chapter 5: Teenage behaviour

      Chapter 6: Can adolescents learn?

      Chapter 7: History of teaching teenagers

      Chapter 8: Importance of student-led teaching

      Chapter 9: What does teaching teenagers look like?

      Chapter 10: Poverty and the adolescent brain

      Chapter 11: Socialisation

      Chapter 12: Technology

      Chapter 13: Fast-paced environment

      Chapter 14: Real-life experiences

      Chapter 15: Think Four Approach

      Chapter 16: Best outcomes for learners

      Acknowledgments

      A special thank you to Jo Tejo and the amazing Institute of Health and Life Sciences team I get to call colleagues.

      A special thank you to Su Tovey for putting up with my thousand questions each week.

      Thank you to Kelly Ackroyd for sparking my love of neuroscience.

      Preface

      The Education and Skills Act (2008) made education compulsory until the age of 18 by 2015, with the premise for this legislative change being to improve employability, upskill young people and increase participation in higher education. In 2021, only 81.2% of 16 –18-year-olds were engaged in compulsory education, with 5% of 16–18-year-olds not in education, employment or training. Of the 81.2 percent, on average, only 84% of students achieved their qualification. The increase in those not in education, employment, or training (NEETS) is particularly alarming when we consider a large percentage of these students start college or sixth form at 16 before dropping out of formal education. These statistics pose two questions, why are adolescents dropping out of education? And why are those in education not all achieving?

      There are of course many factors to consider, including socio-economics, special educational needs and disabilities and poverty. While all these factors do indeed require consideration, we must also consider the specific neurological events taking place within the adolescent brain and scrutinise our own teaching practices to examine their effectiveness in meeting these neurological needs.

      In 2019, the complex nature of the adolescent brain formed the basis of my MA in Education. My research allowed me to explore the way the adolescent brain learns whilst simultaneously adapting teaching strategies to better suit these unique needs. This book is based upon those findings and the teaching strategies found to better support the adolescent brain in learning.

      1: The Brain

      Before we dive into the nitty, gritty of the workings of the adolescent brain, we must first explore the science behind the make-up of the brain. Afterall, we cannot hope to understand how the brain learns if we don’t first have an understanding of what the brain is. Obviously, I am an educator and not a scientist, neuroscientist, neurologist or any type of expert relating to brain design or the complexities within it, so when I say this chapter is a brief introduction into the make-up of the brain, that is exactly what I mean.

      The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. It is the home of intelligence, the controller of emotions and behaviour and initiator of body movement and function. In a bony shell, the brain is the source of all the qualities that define humanity.

      The brain is comprised of four complex specialised areas that work together. These specialised areas are the cortex, the brain stem, the basal ganglia and the cerebellum. The cortex is the outer most layer of the brain. Thinking and voluntary movements begin in the cortex. The brain stem sits between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain, controlling basic essential functions like breathing and sleeping. The basal ganglia are a cluster of structures in the centre of the brain. The basal ganglia is responsible for coordinating messages between multiple other brain areas. The cerebellum sits at the base of the brain, taking control of balance and coordination (Hestenes 1987)

      The brain is also made up of several lobes. Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital. Each of these lobes takes responsibility for physical, emotional and intellectual functions. The frontal lobe takes responsibility for problem solving and judgement and motor functions. The parietal lobes manage sensation, handwriting and body position. The temporal lobes are involved in memory and hearing. The occipital lobes contain the brain’s visual processing system. It is important to remember that while the different lobes and cortexes take a significant amount of responsibility for specific functions, the implementation of those functions is not completely dependent on that one lobe or cortex alone. Throughout the process of brain development, different cortexes and lobes take on more prominent roles. This is in part due to hormonal changes and experiences (we will explore this in greater detail later in this book). Neuroplasticity also plays an important role in this. Indeed, it is important to remember neuroplasticity and its role in the developing brain. Neuroplasticity can be described as an umbrella term used to describe the brain’s ability to adapt and change both structurally and functionally throughout life in response to experiences. Indeed, the brain is malleable (Bene and Dermarin 2014) When we say the brain is malleable that doesn’t mean it is like a ball of playdough that can be rolled, squished and pulled apart, it simply means different cortexes and lobes can become bigger or reduce in size

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