Learning to Move and Moving to Learn

Incorporating and emphasizing cognitive skills into the classroom are major elements to support learning.  Scientific research utilizes fMRI studies that pinpoint the locus of rational thinking in the prefrontal cortex . However, recent neuro- scientific studies have...

Dumbing Down?

A previous blog presented the theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence:  “Fluid intelligence involves the ability to reason and think flexibly, whereas crystallized intelligence refers to the accumulation of knowledge, facts, and skills that are acquired...
Laura Maniglia