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Bra<strong>in</strong> Compatible <strong>Teach<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />

“The overwhelm<strong>in</strong>g need <strong>for</strong> learners is <strong>for</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>gfulness…<br />

we do not come to underst<strong>and</strong> a subject or master a skill by<br />

stick<strong>in</strong>g bits of <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation to each other.<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g a subject results from perceiv<strong>in</strong>g relationships.<br />

The bra<strong>in</strong> is designed as a pattern detector.<br />

Our function as educators is to provide our students with the<br />

sorts of experiences that enable them to perceive patterns that<br />

connect.”<br />

Mak<strong>in</strong>g Connections: <strong>Teach<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Human Bra<strong>in</strong> (1994), Ca<strong>in</strong>e & Ca<strong>in</strong>e

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