Neuroscience Resources

• Do the following tasks individually for one of the links provided below:

1)    Prepare a quick synopsis of the resource (summary).

2)    Think about implications of the resource to educators.

3)    Consider assumptions behind the resource. What are some of the “behind the scene” thinking for the resource?  

·      Bilingual Brain

o   Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY

o   The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-health

·      Your Baby Can Read

o   Informercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qoqs-GeBj0

o   Best of As Seen On TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I8rywp_Fy1A

o   Feds: Your baby can’t read: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/my-baby-cant-read-company-penalized-for-reading-claims/

·      Baby Einstein

o   Baby Einstein Website: http://www.kidsii.com/brands/baby-einstein/

o   Baby Einstein Recall:

§  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/education/24baby.html?_r=0

§  http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2009/10/parents-beat-themselves-up-over-disney-s-baby-einstein-recall/26623/

·      ADHD and Brain

o   Brain Balance gives glimpse into mind of child with ADHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h32ocoL_fb8

o   How ADHD Affects Your Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8w0p4WCWiY

o   ADHD Brains are most creative: http://www.alternet.org/adhd-brains-are-most-creative-why-do-we-treat-it-disability?paging=off