or fun stuff to do with learners Mark Dale, Portland College Brief introduction to educational kinesiology
1.What is educational kinesiology? 2.Demonstration with participation 3.Where to go for further information Outline for the Session
Commercially known as Brain Gym® Developed by Dr Paul Dennison in America in the 1970s A series of physical exercises designed to facilitate learning It is believed they work by stimulating neurological connections that are beneficial key brain processes What is educational kinesiology?
Demonstration Please participate to whatever level you feel comfortable at 1.A typical warm-up routine 2.Exercises to develop writing skills
Find out more P & G Dennison (1992) Brain Gym Edu- Kinesthetics Inc, Ventura CA (£9) P & G Dennison (2010) Brain Gym® Teachers’ Edition Edu-Kinesthetics Inc, Ventura CA (£17) C Hannaford (1995) Smart Moves: why learning is not all in your head Great Ocean Publishers, Arlington VA (£14)