The Brain Lab-it's your classroom! In the explosion of brain research that has been done in the past two decades, investigators' energies have been heavily concentrated on how children learn, and particularly, how they learn to read. But what does this mean for your adult students?
Have you asked yourself if the research applies to adults?

As an adult educator, it is good to know that science is also proving that it is never too late for learning. The brain can change, at any age, with stimulation and experience. As a teacher, remember that you are changing not only your students' brains, but also your own! Topics we will discuss in this section are:

• Plasticity" of the brain
  
• Patterns and memory
  
• The brain-compatible classroom
  
• How emotion drives learning
  
• Adults helping children
  
• Learning to love reading
  
• Active learning
  

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.