Office de la langue française divertissant http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/divertissements/index.html http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/auto_eval/index.html
Neuroactive http://www.braincenterinternational.com/demo.php
- several articles regarding new discoveries regarding the brain
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/ - short-term-memory (video)
On defining intelligence for teachers and students
Useful Metaphor / Corollary for teaching:
- The intelligent mind searches it's memories not with a candle but with a laser beam.
-Make memories easy to find in the dark. - Actions by intelligent people support self professed objectives.
-Motivate by connecting new actions to self professed objectives. - Intelligence is not a matter of neuron speed, but of neurotransmitter intensity.
-Attention is the key to learning.
"The mind is like a parachute, it doesn't work if it's not open."
(Frank Zappa)
Personal development:
- landmark education worth reading? In 2006 revenue reached $86 million.
not worth buying?
