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Natural, Joyful, Meaningful Learning Caine, Geoffrey ; Caine, Renate Nummela Source:Zip Lines: The Voice for Adventure Education, n31 p11-16 Spr 1997
"Describes the process of active learning--consolidation and internalization of information that is personally meaningful and conceptually coherent. Discusses downshifting (a self-protective response that includes reversion to routine behaviors) and the educational practices and conditions that lead to it or reduce it. Describes 12 principles of learning related to the brain, emotions, and memory. "
"Describes the process of active learning--consolidation and internalization of information that is personally meaningful and conceptually coherent. Discusses downshifting (a self-protective response that includes reversion to routine behaviors) and the educational practices and conditions that lead to it or reduce it. Describes 12 principles of learning related to the brain, emotions, and memory. "
Neuroscience, Play and Early Childhood Education: Connections,
Implications and Assessment
Stephen Rushton • Anne Juola-Rushton •Elizabeth Larkin
Early Childhood Education Journal March 1, 2010
"This article will explore the important components ofcreating an active, stimulating learning environment. This learning environment is one that is purposely designed to actively engage the minds of young children in order to
help foster growth. This growth will be strengthening the neurological networks already existing and creating more interconnecting dendrites—the essence of learning—in ayoung child’s brain."
Promoting Happiness and Life Satisfaction in School"there is an emerging body of evidence that supports employing specific techniques that are more amenable to school-based practice, can also promote happiness and life satisfaction in children and adolescents."
McCabe, Kelly ; Bray, Melissa A. ; Kehle, Thomas J. ; Theodore, Lea A. ; Gelbar, Nicholas W.Source:Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v26 n3 p177-192 Sep 2011. 16 pp.
McCabe, Kelly ; Bray, Melissa A. ; Kehle, Thomas J. ; Theodore, Lea A. ; Gelbar, Nicholas W.Source:Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v26 n3 p177-192 Sep 2011. 16 pp.
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