Mind, Brain, and Education

News & Events

Learning and the Brain Conference: A conference for teachers and other education practitioners exploring ways to use brain research findings to improve behavior and learning in teens and children.

MBE Highlights

MBE journal: The official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, and the first journal devoted to making the latest research on biology and cognitive neuroscience, as it relates to learning, accessible to a broad range of educators.

IMBES conference: The International Mind, Brain, and Education Society held its inaugural conference, November 1-3, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas.

From HGSE's Ed. magazine:

The Myths and Promises of the Learning Brain, by MBE Director Kurt Fischer (Spring 2004 )

Mind, Brain, and Education: Linking Biology, Neuroscience, & Educational Practice, by Julia Hanna (Winter 2004-05) 

Kurt Fischer speaks about the integration of web lectures into MBE courses. Click here to view lecture.

MBE Useable Knowlege Conference 2004 "Mind, Brain, and Education" was a small working conference of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners that will synthesize insights from leading researchers proactively building linkages between biological/cognitive science and educational practice.

The 400th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences was celebrated with a meeting on Mind, Brain, and Education!
Organized by Antonio M. Battro (Academia Nacional de Educacion, Argentina), Kurt Fischer (MBE Director) and Pierre Lena (Universite Denis Diderot, Paris) work to join the gap to connect neuroscience and education was emphasized. Information on the conference, which took place November 7-11, 2003, in Vatican City, can be found here.

MBE Alumni in the News

Gateway teacher goes to Harvard to learn how kids brains function Kaia Huseby, Ed.M. '07 (16KB pdf), is profiled for her innovative math teaching at Gateway School in Santa Cruz, California.

The Common Language of the Mind, Brain, and Education
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development interviews recent MBE grad Christina Hinton, Ed.M.'06. (OECD.org, 6/06)