"How does the brain learn?  And why does it matter in our classrooms?"

When teachers have real challenges like content time, the external stresses faced by an increasing number of students like poverty and violence, the sheer exhaustion of constantly wondering if what you're doing is making a difference -  do teachers really need another thing to think about? 
Grey Matters: Teaching The Way The Brain Learns is a documentary about three teachers - Justin Holbrook, Jeremy Mettler, and Vicky Krug - who resort to studying the brain to break through the boredom and disinterest of their students.  

Justin Holbrook is a Grade 4 STEM teacher at Roland Park Elementary Middle School in urban Baltimore. "Our neighbourhood is very diverse and it's a challenge to meet every student where they are." Jeremy Mettler teaches US History, Global Studies, and coaches girls Volleyball. His students are seniors - if they fail his class,  
they fail to graduate. Vicky Krug's students are in her class because they failed to make the cut for credit-bearing college courses.  Krug teaches developmental education at a local community college in rural Pennsylvania.  

See how these teachers engage their students, helping them to grow and reach their academic potential.

Here's what teachers are saying about the film:

​“We love this!” “Can we do another one!” Who would believe this is the response I receive when I tell my students it is time to learn vocabulary, but it is! After watching the Grey Matters Documentary and learning a brain targeted approach to teaching vocabulary I returned to my class and tried it immediately. My students loved it! They learned new words, asked to use it with all unfamiliar words, used the words in context and are remembering them over a month later! Highly engaged students, increased opportunities for dialogue, students retaining information and working on a district goal! What more could a teacher want? 
--Nancy Stauber, Early Elementary
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Change the education story

We have to change the way we teach, and we have to change the way we teach our teachers how to teach.  Invest in our teachers and add this film to your Professional Development curriculum.  Grey Matters is 45 mins long and comes with a customized discussion guide for K-12 teachers, Colleges/Universities, and Organizations/Associations/Non-Profits.  The conversation starts here.