Summer Tech Institute - Learning & the Brain in the 21st Century

Welcome to Learning and the Brain in the 21st Century!  I was lucky enough to go to the Brain Conference this past fall and I came away with many questions and thoughts... I look forward to sharing them with you!  

Please read the article "Teaching the iGeneration" by Larry Rosen as we gather and before we get started.

Along with the websites referenced in my SlideShare, here are some other great resources:

Articles:
Carr, Nicholas.  "The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brain."  Wired.  June 2010. 
Shirky, Clay.  "Cognitive Surplus: the Great Spare-Time Revolution."  Wired.  June 2010.

Books:
Bellanca, James.  21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn.  Solution Tree, 2010.
Collins, Allan.   Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America.  Teachers College Press, 2009.
Davidson, Cathy.  Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.  Viking, 2011.
Jacobs, Heidi Hayes.  Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World.  ASCD, 2010.
Robinson, Ken.  Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative.  Capstone, 2011.
Rosen, Larry.  ReWired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Schrum, Lynne.  Leading 21st-Century Schools: Harnessing Technology for Engagement and Achievement.  Corwin, 2009.
Trilling, Bernie and Charles Fadel.  21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times.  Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Turkle, Sherry.  Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other.  Basic Books, 2011.