Scientific Learning Launches "The New Science Of Learning" Webinar Series For K-12 Educators
Leading neurologists Paula Tallal and Michael Merzenich to discuss what neuroscience research says about how the brain learns and implications for the classroom
5/12/09
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Oakland, Calif. - May 12, 2009 - K-12 educators are invited to participate in a new webinar series based on the public television special, "The New Science of Learning: Brain Fitness for Kids." For more information on this public television special, please see http://www.brainfitnessforkids.com/. Presented by Scientific Learning (NASDAQ:SCIL), "The New Science of Learning" webinar series explores how the science of "brain plasticity" can inform classroom instruction and empower children to gain success in learning and in life.
Like the television special appearing on public television affiliates around the country this spring, "The New Science of Learning" series will focus on brain fitness for kids and feature scientists working on the cutting edge of neuroplasticity research. Dr. Paula Tallal, co-director of Rutgers University's Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience and co-founder of Scientific Learning, will conduct the first webinar on May 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time The topic is "How the Brain Learns: From the Laboratory to the Classroom."
In the second webinar on June 4 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time Dr. Michael Merzenich, a neuroscientist at the University of California San Francisco and co-founder of Scientific Learning, will discuss "Brain Plasticity, Child Development and Learning." The third webinar will be conducted by learning activist and technologist David Boulton on the topic, "Stewarding the Health of our Children's Learning," and will take place on June 10 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pacific Time. Boulton is Director of the Children of the Code Project (http://www.childrenofthecode.org/).
The webinars are free of charge but pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, visit http://info.scilearn.com/forms/NewScienceofLearning
"Part of education must be to give every child a better brain, a stronger brain. Thanks to what neuroscience research has shown us, we know that how children take in, store and process information can be improved, because the brain is plastic," said Merzenich. "If we as educators can help improve a child's capacity to learn now and throughout his life, what a gift! What a positive thing that would be for education and society as a whole."
Accelerating learning by developing the student brain to process more efficiently is the main concept behind Scientific Learning's Fast ForWord® family of products currently in use in more than 5,200 schools across the country. Students who use Fast ForWord products often make an average gain of one to two years in reading skills in as little as 8 to 12 weeks. Just last month Scientific Learning announced its entry into the consumer market with the introduction of BrainSpark, a family of interactive, online learning programs that help children ages 5-13 increase their brain power through fun and engaging exercises.
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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