Showing posts with label Experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Experience. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

9 Things Educators Should Know About the Brain

9 Things Educators Should Know About the Brain

Learning is a dynamic function that each person experiences in a vastly different way. For instance, one individual may retain knowledge the best by studying a textbook while another may need to link an idea to a physical activity they perform. It is important to apply this concept both in our classrooms along with our own daily lives. This is especially critical in a child's early formative years, as we can no longer apply "industrial methods" of education to our students today. In this piece, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies social neuroscience research to the classroom. He offers up nine insights from science that just might transform the way educators think about and approach their work. { read more }

Tags: Louis Cozolino, Educators, Brain, Learning, Dynamic, Function, Person, Experience, 

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Family Matters

Steve McCurry has been a one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. He brought the world the first visuals of the conflict in Afghanistan, putting a human face to the issue with the celebrated image of the Afghan Girl and many other such powerful photographs. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike -- always retaining the powerful human element in his photographs. In this collection of images, he captures the beauty of family from all stretches of the earth, reminding us of our shared global experience of our most intimate community. 
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Tags: Steve McCurry, Human, Photography, World, Culture, Tradition, Beauty, Global, Experience, Community,


Sunday, January 4, 2015

Live Life With Reverence, Awe & Deep Gratitude

If we perceived Life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the
experience of physical Life and walk the Earth in a very deep
sense of gratitude.

~ Gary Zukav
Thoughts from the Seat of the Soul

Tags: Gary Zukav, Perceive, Stand, Life, Reverence, Awe, Experience, Walk, Earth, Deep, Sense, Gratitude,Physical, 

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Imagination & Art Are The Fountainhead

What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, 
but the fountainhead of human experience?
~ Rollo May, The Courage to Create

Tags: Rollo May, Imagination, Art, Human, Experience, Courage, Create,

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Connect With Your Creative Side

Observe everything, connect, daydream, be resilient and courageous.
Ask big questions. Write. See new, fresh possibilities in life.
Follow your passion. Surround yourself with beauty.
Change based on situation and context.
Allow curiosity, inspiration and ideas to arise.
Expand your knowledge, experience, abilities, and sense of self.
Have a clear focused mind, meditate, be mindful.


Tags: Creativity, Inspiration, Ideas, Daydream, Observe, Seek, Experience, Resilient, Courage, Ask, Self-Expressive, Authentic, Mindful, Meditate, Clear, Focus, Mind, Change, Situation, Passion, 

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