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MICUA Matters Fall 2008
Johns Hopkins University recently combined two of its strengths-brain research and teacher education-to give educators a better understanding of how young minds work and to offer ways to enhance learning.
In September, the School of Education, School of Medicine, Brain Science Institute, and the affiliated Kennedy Krieger Institute presented an Executive Function Seminar for teachers to discuss how the latest advances in brain research can affect teaching and student learning. The seminar was co-sponsored by the University's Office of Alumni Relations and the Maryland State Department of Education.
"Linking brain research to education is extremely valuable to our understanding of student development and learning," said Mariale Hardiman, assistant dean of the Urban School Partnerships at the School of Education, who prior to joining Johns Hopkins was principal of Roland Park Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City. "The Executive Function Seminar is one of the first initiatives of its kind by a major university, and we feel the Neuro-Education Initiative is on the cutting edge of bringing together the research with the practice."
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