Where does creativity come from? No, it doesn't come from the strike of lightning bolt or a handful of hallucinogenic drugs. Although the movie Gothic depicting English Romantic poets Mary Shelley and Lord Byron taking drugs on a rooftop in the midst of a thunderstorm might lead you to think so. Dramatic, yes! And far from the truth. (The movie chronicles the summer when Shelley wrote Frankenstein.) Defining Creativity What is creativity? Creativity is a mix of original thinking, ingenuity … [Read more...]
Get On The Brain Train Before It Leaves The Station
Attendees spend about 24 hours physically present in a three-day conference experience. (About eight hours a day, outside of sleep and night activities.) Students who attend school from kindergarten through high school typically spend more than 13,000 hours learning from teachers. 24 hours seem minimal as compared to 13,000 hours. Yet, most conference participants try to learn as much as possible in that 24 hours. Regardless, students and conference attendees' brains are very vulnerable … [Read more...]
Alleged Brain Science Education Exposed – Learning To Unlearn, Learn And Relearn
"The secret to learning new things is to be willing to unlearn--even if your behaviors previously brought success." ~ Marcia Connor. Unlearning, Learning And Relearning About How The Brain Impacts Conferences And Events I'm been in an unlearning funk for the past year or so. I didn't want to give up familiar education models. They were comfortable to me. I had success using them. My beliefs were grounded in them. My interpretations of my experiences appeared consistent with these models. … [Read more...]
