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Learning & the Brain Today, Learning & the Brain produces several conferences a year, half-day and one-day webinars, and several hands-on summer institutes.

Learning & the Brain® provides educational Conferences, Seminars, & Summer Institutes and professional development on the latest research in the science of learning Learning & the Brain has been bringing researchers and educators together since 1999 to explore new research on the brain and learning and its implications for education. Our conferences, seminars and summer institutes bring cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and educational research directly from the researchers themselves to educators, clinicians, counselors, speech-language and special education professionals to improve their practice. Research centers and labs at Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins and other leading institutes have joined forces with us to provide the latest findings and co-sponsor our efforts. It also provides awards to upcoming and senior researchers in the field of the science of learning through our 'Transforming Education Through the Science of Learning" award and the Learning & the Brain Foundation. Learning & the Brain is produced by Educator Resources, Inc.

It just seems intuitive that "laughter helps learning." But: is that intuition true?Our blogger found on-point research ...
10/04/2026

It just seems intuitive that "laughter helps learning." But: is that intuition true?

Our blogger found on-point research -- and offers some guidance as well:

https://ow.ly/2Hc150ZKHwJ

We can find research both encouraging and discouraging the use of in classrooms. How do we make sense of that duality?...
09/27/2026

We can find research both encouraging and discouraging the use of in classrooms. How do we make sense of that duality?

Our blogger looks at two studies:

https://ow.ly/L8yL50ZCMW7

Should students teach students?Our blogger argues: it depends on your definition of "teach."https://ow.ly/i7Fp50ZAa2f
09/13/2026

Should students teach students?

Our blogger argues: it depends on your definition of "teach."

https://ow.ly/i7Fp50ZAa2f

It works, but is it ethical? Our blogger wonders if we should pay students to sleep...https://ow.ly/7ylG50ZAa1y
09/06/2026

It works, but is it ethical? Our blogger wonders if we should pay students to sleep...

https://ow.ly/7ylG50ZAa1y

In "Rise Above," Scott Barry Kaufman "draws a distinction: the difference between *being a victim* and *building an iden...
08/30/2026

In "Rise Above," Scott Barry Kaufman "draws a distinction: the difference between *being a victim* and *building an identity around victimhood.* That distinction echoed as I read, because it invites an uncomfortable self-audit."

Intrigued? Check out our book review:

https://ow.ly/8MZo50ZxIb9

Can teach ? Can they make emotional connections with students?This recent study gives a helpfully complex answer to b...
08/23/2026

Can teach ? Can they make emotional connections with students?

This recent study gives a helpfully complex answer to both questions:

https://ow.ly/x77j50ZxI5S

We've all heard of research showing that "handwriting is better for learning than keyboarding." If that's true, how can ...
08/09/2026

We've all heard of research showing that "handwriting is better for learning than keyboarding." If that's true, how can we help our students "learn how to learn"?

https://ow.ly/UtOZ50ZtmNW

What should we do when we disagree with a colleague? For example: if I see a list of "incoherent" teaching principles pu...
08/02/2026

What should we do when we disagree with a colleague? For example: if I see a list of "incoherent" teaching principles published by another school, what's the best response?

Our blogger offers guidance:

https://ow.ly/7Tfl50ZtmFh

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