Improve Proprioception With This Fun Fall Activity
Debra Em
It’s Fall and time for a fun activity that improves proprioceptive input and ultimately focus. Find some students and get moving!
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How Do We Really Learn? Seven Surpringly Simple Ways to Make Memories
Debra Em
On a rare, sunny day in the Pacific Northwest, Nanette, her husband, and I headed for the speaker’s hall, anticipating a lecture titled, Making Memories. On one hand, I was eager to hear the information and on the other hand, I was a little concerned about trying to stay awake through a dull, scientific lecture complete with PowerPoint slides filled with stats, brain images, and complicated explanations of how a memory is formed, stored, and retrieved.
Read MoreHow Can You Increase the Odds That What You're Teaching Will Actually Stick?
Debra Em
Do you teach a concept today and tomorrow it’s like 50 First Dates all over again? If you don’t know the reference, I recommend grabbing a big bowl of popcorn and an equally big box of tissues, and say, “50 First Dates” into your remote.
Read MoreWhat is Heavy Work and Why do I Call it a Probiotic for the Brain?
Debra Em
As a reading specialist, jumping is a favorite heavy work activity I use frequently with children. Though the activity doesn’t look anything like what one would think of when it comes to an academic lesson, jumping is like a probiotic, creating the perfect biome for the brain.
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Getting the nonstarter...started
Debra Em
On the run? You can watch this video in three minutes or less and learn how helping a friend paint her office led to this week’s Tuesday Tip.
Read MorePhysical Therapy: Shifting to the Classroom
Debra Em
Today a physical therapist called me from Ohio wanting to know more about our products, but what she really needed from me were some insights that I’ve gained from doing what I do for the last twenty years. She was a therapist making the huge shift from clinical practice to educational practice in schools.
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