The Brain-considerate Classroom
How does the brain work in learning? How does my brain work? More importantly, how do my students’ brains work? This strand will provide research, tools, and strategies to help participants more clearly comprehend the ways in which we all learn and assist them in creating a brain-considerate classroom.

Goals
To provide workshops and presentations focusing on one or more of the following:
• Understanding the science of the brain.
• How brain-based research informs teaching and learning.
• Creating a classroom environment conducive to what is known about how students learn.
• Implementing student-centered differentiated instructional models.
• Sharing strategies that encourage higher-level thinking in science.

Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the extent that they:
• Align with one or more strand goals.
• Align with state and national science education standards (NSES and Benchmarks).
• Are based on current and available research and issues in science.
• Involve participants through activities and/or discussion.