Author Marc Prensky To Speak About Teaching Today’s Digital Native Students At The Scientific Learning Brain Summit In Orlando
4/27/10
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Oakland, Calif. - April 27, 2010 - Today's students are in need of more engaging approaches, more understanding and 21st century skills. The learning that motivates them the most is where students are already involved the most - in their games. That's the topic that will be presented by internationally acclaimed author and speaker Marc Prensky when he addresses school district administrators from across Florida at the Scientific Learning Brain Summit being held May 12-14 at Disney's Boardwalk Resort.
In his presentation, "Engage Me or Enrage Me: Educating Today's ‘Digital Native' Learners," Prensky will explain and demonstrate not only how students have changed, but how educators can deal with the changes and learn from them. Prensky is author of the books Digital Game-Based Learning and Don't Bother Me Mom-I'm Learning, and a recognized authority on reinventing the learning process and the connection between games and tools.
Prensky's keynote presentation is part of a Brain Summit sponsored by Scientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ:SCIL), makers of the Fast ForWord® and Reading AssistantTM family of products.
During the event, attendees will learn about brain fitness and how it addresses literacy challenges facing school districts today.
Following Prensky's presentation, scheduled for May 13th, Sherrelle Walker, chief education officer of Scientific Learning, will lead a two-hour presentation on the importance of brain fitness in education. Walker will demonstrate how schools can increase student achievement by combining good teaching, good content, and exercises that stimulate the brain to build brain fitness and expand learning capacity. Attendees will learn how this approach can help districts meet Adequate Yearly Progress needs, strengthen Response to Intervention (RtI) programs, and improve instruction by enhancing existing curriculum.
About Scientific Learning Corp.
Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Scientific Learning Reading AssistantTM combines advanced speech recognition technology with scientifically-based courseware to help students strengthen fluency, vocabulary and comprehension to become proficient, life-long readers. The efficacy of the products has been established by more than 550 research studies and publications. For more information, visit http://www.scientificlearning.com/ or call toll-free 888-358-0212.
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