TRANSFORMING TEACHERS, TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS: Turning "Sages" Into "Guides on The Side"

Many teachers teach the way they were taught. If asked to explain why they
lecture to their students, the response is often, "My teachers wrote on the board
and I took notes. It worked for me." Brain research indicates that other techniques
increase blood flow to parts of the brain associated with cognition. This
presentation provides anecdotal evidence about the impact of this research when
applied to a single classroom or in online classes. When a teacher becomes a "guide
on the side," there is a change in the school's culture that can be measured. This
presentation is extracted from a newly published book, Let's Lecture Less, edited by
Steve McCrea (Visualandactive.com) and Mario Joel Llorente Leyva.