Education as a value, the contribution of neuroscience in teaching
“It is paramount to give all educators the possibility to access tools and knowledge about the functioning of the brain and mind, to enable them to successfully guide children and young students to become aware of their inner world, thoughts, emotions and cognitive potential”
Neuro didactic psycho-pedagogy
“In order to make the educational process efficient, this kind of knowledge is indispensable, revealing which actions are really important so that all individuals can take real advantage of what they learn. Moreover, through an ever-improving knowledge
of the brain, it is possible to investigate the strategies that make learning easier, allowing education and training to finally become more and more exciting.”
The plurality of intelligence, cognitive styles and learning styles
“[…] every single student is unique and even two students who are both visual learners might still differ very much in what works best for them. The best way to approach education is to learn about and understand each student. By remembering that all students are human beings who have needs and feelings, teachers can approach them in an empathetic way.”
Relationship as a key to successfully engage students in the learning process
“[..] emotions can have important effects on students’ learning and achievement. Emotions control the students’ attention, influence their motivation to learn, modify the choice of learning strategies, and affect their self-regulation of learning. Furthermore, emotions are part of students’ identity, and they affect personality development, psychological health and physical health.”
Teaching and Mind Training tools
“The enormous challenge of school today is preparing young people to face a future we aren't able to predict. In such a perspective, the pillars of a new educational system must be lifelong learning and competency-based education that develops independent
thinking and a genuine, active ability to adapt to change.”
The PRO-LEARN project responds to the Europe 2020 priorities in the area of education and training, youth and early school leaving in the context of globalization and labour market integration. The project aims to:
- reduce early school dropout through speed up the learning process
- overcome shortage of specialists at schools (psychologist, pedagogues)
- improve engagement of parents in learning processes of their children and development of their cognitive abilities
- enrich scarce offer of free-of-charge and barrier-free tools (including the ICT-based ones), for diagnosis of cognitive processes and the preferred learning style of children aged 6-14 years old on their own and by their parents and teachers/educators
- enrich scarce offer of free-of-charge training programmes and educational-oriented materials for parents, educators, devoid of technological barriers to computer use, to support pupils in the development of effective learning skills, using their resources and full potential of the brain.