Mind, Brain, and Teaching

Johns Hopkins University
http://education.jhu.edu/otherspecializations/mind-brain/


Mind, Brain, and Teaching
Adviser: Mariale Hardiman, 410-516-8225

The 15-credit graduate certificate in Mind, Brain, and Teaching is designed for P-12 teachers, administrators, and student support personnel who seek to explore how research in the cognitive and neurosciences has the potential to inform the field of education. Courses will promote integration of diverse disciplines that investigate human learning and development.The proposed certificate builds upon basic and applied research from the fields of cognitive science, psychology and brain sciences, neurology, neuroscience, and education. It will provide educators with knowledge of cognitive development and how emerging research in the brain sciences can inform educational practices and policies.

Requirements (15 credits)*

Explorations in Mind, Brain, and Teaching
Fundamentals of Cognitive Development
Neurobiology of Learning Differences
Cognitive Processes of Literacy and Numeracy
Special Topics in Brain Sciences: Emotion, Memory, and Attention
*Note: This certificate program will commence in summer 2009 and online in fall of 2009.