From July 13-17, 2020, Learning & the Brain is offering an online Summer Institute 

As teachers, how can we best combine our experience and wisdom with insights from neuroscience and psychology? This lively and interactive institute explores current brain research through four essential topics: working memory, long-term memory, emotion, and attention. We begin with the little-recognized goal of all schooling, schema formation: a concept crucial for understanding optimal teaching. With this goal in mind, we explore the core functions of working memory; the encoding and retrieval strategies that best consolidate learning; the perils and benefits of stress; and the surprising cognitive mechanisms that promote classroom attention. Topics will range from the neural basis of long-term memory formation to strategies for reducing the distractions of classroom technology. In every case, we balance an in-depth exploration of research with practical and flexible classroom strategies. To ensure that our work remains hands-on and personal, the workshop is limited to 40 participants.