Course Summary
Any teacher can tell you that we have a pivotal role to play in developing student thinking and brains. Join us as we discuss neuroscience and teaching with Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson.
Other courses with Micheal Hewitt Gleeson:
- Course 1: Neuroscience 101: Getting Started
- Course 2. Neuroscience 101: The Adolescent Brain
- Course 4. Neuroscience 101: Why Reward Mistakes
- Course 5. Neuroscience 101: Why We Binge on Social Media
Video transcript
Hello I'm Micheal, Micheal Hewitt Gleeson and this is an introduction to a series we've done on why teachers rock! And I love doing this because teachers do rock, because as a neuroscientist I know that teachers can change brains and that's a very clever trick indeed.
You will learn:
- the impact of teachers on thinking
- how (and why) to teach neuroscience.
Course time:
This course is expected to take between 30 to 45 minutes. Perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- 1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
- 1.2 Understand how students learn
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Course Content
Neuroscience 101: Why Teachers Rock
Course Instructor
Dr. Michael Hewitt-Gleeson is an Australian Vietnam Veteran, author, cognitive neuroscientist, and lecturer. He co-founded the School of Thinking in New York in 1979 with Edward de Bono. School of Thinking lessons are exported to over 43 countries every day and have reached over 80 million people worldwide since 1979. During his time living and consulting in New York, the United States government described Dr Hewitt Gleeson as a “national asset”.
Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson was honoured as a Melbourne Ambassador by the Premier of Victoria and appointed as a Visiting Academic Fellow in Innovation Thinking at LaTrobe University. He is also an advisor on Leadership and Learning to Melbourne Grammar School. Dr Hewitt-Gleeson’s School of Thinking has disseminated over half a billion lessons since 1979.
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How long will this take to complete?
This course is expected to take between 30 to 45 minutes. Perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
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Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- 1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
- 1.2 Understand how students learn
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, scientists, and all manner of experts in the education field.
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