Showing posts with label Brain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brain. Show all posts

18 October 2011

The Fun Theory!


As teachers we should always try to create new ways to help students understand, relate to a subject and perhaps present rules. Teenagers respond a lot better to ideas that activate their brain or can be used on a day to day basis. 
During adolescence, the sense of perception towards the world changes which affects behavior, attitude, habits, personality, etc. It's an essential time for teachers to set good examples, help students organize their thoughts, and be supportive.

If there are ways of making things more appealing why not make it more fun. The Fun Theory project is an initiative of Volkswagen to help change people's behavior for the better. On their site (check below) there are great videos you can show your students, the one we selected is a great example of  how fun can go a long way and change people's attitude.

Enjoy:)
Special thanks to our friend and fellow teacher Andrea Catarineli for introducing us to this video:) Soon we will be posting more activities, we just love all the videos and we are full of ideas!




Site and video source: www.thefuntheory.com 

3 October 2011

Teen Brain


The teenage brain is a work in progress. 
It was believed that the brain was fully developed by the end of childhood, but research has shown that adolescence is a time of  brain growth and change.
Let's take a look at this video!


4 September 2011

What do you know about the teen brain?

This is a great video from Discovery about the teenage brain. Let's take a look!