May 4, 2017
Baltimore city and county name their "Teacher of the Year”
Baltimore Schools chief Sonja Santelises made a surprise visit to a Roland Park Elementary School classroom this afternoon and flipped on a light to get teacher Justin Holbrook's attention.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-ci-teacher-of-the-year-surprise-20170504-story.html
April 17, 2017
Syracuse International Film Festival Hosting Fourth Annual Spring Fest at Palace Theatre
The Syracuse International Film Festival’s Spring Fest 2017, celebrating filmmaking in New York state, is Friday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23, at the Palace Theatre, 2384 James St. in Syracuse. More details here:
https://news.syr.edu/2017/04/syracuse-international-film-festival-hosting-fourth-annual-spring-fest-at-palace-theatre/
April 11, 2017
Film and Talk Explore Impact of Creativity on Learning
A teaching method informed by the learning sciences was the subject of a panel discussion and documentary film, “Grey Matters: Teaching the Way the Brain Learns,” at the Johns Hopkins School of Education in March. More here: http://education.jhu.edu/inthemedia/newsroom/articles/04_11_2017_GreyMatters
March 20, 2017
In her classes at Westmoreland County Community College, Assistant Professor Vicky Krug uses a novel teaching method informed by the brain sciences which is the subject of a documentary film, “Grey Matters: Teaching the Way the Brain Learns,” which will be screened at 6 p.m., March 29 in Commissioners Hall, at the college’s Youngwood campus. More here:
https://westmoreland.edu/news/2017/03/grey-matters-documentary/
Fall 2014
School of Education professor's Brain-Targeted Teaching method is subject of documentary
Learning is impossible without the brain, yet in the heated national debate over how best to improve and evaluate student performance, the brain is largely left out of the conversation. More here: https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2014/fall/neuroteaching-grey-matters-documentary/
Sept 9, 2013
Roland Park teaching to be subject of documentary
When filmmaker Ramona Persaud decided to home-school her children, she soon realized how difficult it would be. "I would keep asking [my daughter], 'Why aren't you getting this? Why aren't you remembering?' And telling her, 'We can sit here all day,'" Persaud said. "She was getting visibly frustrated and stressed, as was I. It was just not working.” Full story: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-roland-park-documentary-20130918-story.html
August 9, 2013
Documentary on brain science and education being filmed at BHS
Documentary filmmaker Ramona Persaud is exploring how teachers can use brain science to engage students of all ages and academic abilities in her new film “Grey Matters,” which begins production next month at Batavia High School, in Batavia, N.Y. Full release here: http://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/documentary-brain-science-and-education-being-filmed-bhs/38885
Baltimore city and county name their "Teacher of the Year”
Baltimore Schools chief Sonja Santelises made a surprise visit to a Roland Park Elementary School classroom this afternoon and flipped on a light to get teacher Justin Holbrook's attention.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-ci-teacher-of-the-year-surprise-20170504-story.html
April 17, 2017
Syracuse International Film Festival Hosting Fourth Annual Spring Fest at Palace Theatre
The Syracuse International Film Festival’s Spring Fest 2017, celebrating filmmaking in New York state, is Friday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23, at the Palace Theatre, 2384 James St. in Syracuse. More details here:
https://news.syr.edu/2017/04/syracuse-international-film-festival-hosting-fourth-annual-spring-fest-at-palace-theatre/
April 11, 2017
Film and Talk Explore Impact of Creativity on Learning
A teaching method informed by the learning sciences was the subject of a panel discussion and documentary film, “Grey Matters: Teaching the Way the Brain Learns,” at the Johns Hopkins School of Education in March. More here: http://education.jhu.edu/inthemedia/newsroom/articles/04_11_2017_GreyMatters
March 20, 2017
In her classes at Westmoreland County Community College, Assistant Professor Vicky Krug uses a novel teaching method informed by the brain sciences which is the subject of a documentary film, “Grey Matters: Teaching the Way the Brain Learns,” which will be screened at 6 p.m., March 29 in Commissioners Hall, at the college’s Youngwood campus. More here:
https://westmoreland.edu/news/2017/03/grey-matters-documentary/
Fall 2014
School of Education professor's Brain-Targeted Teaching method is subject of documentary
Learning is impossible without the brain, yet in the heated national debate over how best to improve and evaluate student performance, the brain is largely left out of the conversation. More here: https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2014/fall/neuroteaching-grey-matters-documentary/
Sept 9, 2013
Roland Park teaching to be subject of documentary
When filmmaker Ramona Persaud decided to home-school her children, she soon realized how difficult it would be. "I would keep asking [my daughter], 'Why aren't you getting this? Why aren't you remembering?' And telling her, 'We can sit here all day,'" Persaud said. "She was getting visibly frustrated and stressed, as was I. It was just not working.” Full story: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-roland-park-documentary-20130918-story.html
August 9, 2013
Documentary on brain science and education being filmed at BHS
Documentary filmmaker Ramona Persaud is exploring how teachers can use brain science to engage students of all ages and academic abilities in her new film “Grey Matters,” which begins production next month at Batavia High School, in Batavia, N.Y. Full release here: http://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/documentary-brain-science-and-education-being-filmed-bhs/38885