Key Neuroscience Principles
Neuroscience insights on attention, memory retention, executive functioning, motivation and fostering a growth mindset, among others!
Teacher Application
Activities designed for immediate implementation, plus supplementary materials that deepen understanding and application.
Director's Guide
This resource helps align training with district goals, create actionable timelines, and ensure consistent implementation of brain-based teaching strategies across classrooms.
Inside This Course
This course is rooted in neuroscience (the area of Science of Learning that focuses on how the brain learns) and designed to give K-12 teachers actionable, evidence-based strategies that improve student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes. Included in Preview: 1. The Power of Neuroplasticity: Basics of how the brain adapts and changes with learning. Not Included in Preview: 2. Growth Mindset and the Brain: Fostering self-regulation, emotion regulation, and social skills. 3. Executive Functioning: Key to academic success. 4. The Role of Attention in Learning: Strategies to capture and sustain attention. 5. Making Learning Stick: Turning knowledge into lasting memory. 6. Spaced and Retrieval Learning: Design to remember. 7. The Art of Storytelling in Learning: Engage, inspire, remember. 8. Teacher Self-Care: Stress and resilience strategies. 9. Stress and Learning: How to manage it, not fear it. 10. Supporting Student Behavior: Fostering emotional intelligence. 11. Igniting Student Motivation: How to build, nurture, and sustain a love for learning. 12. Interview with Stefanie Faye: Neuroscience and Human Systems Intelligence Specialist. 4 Checks for Understanding Final Exam Director's Guide
Your Instructors
At CheckIT Learning, our mission is driven by passionate educators dedicated to transforming the learning experience. Myriam, our CEO, discovered her calling in education while teaching in Mexico, where she realized the power of understanding how the brain learns. This insight ignited her commitment to helping teachers and students unlock their full potential. Peg, our Director of Education and Research, brings a wealth of experience from special education to district leadership, believing that every teacher and student deserves to feel seen, heard, and valued. Her work focuses on empowering educators, knowing that when teachers thrive, students do too. Antoinette, our Communications Manager, carries forward her family's deep-rooted dedication to education, with nearly two decades in the classroom. She is passionate about equipping teachers with tools to bridge the gap between learning and life, ensuring students develop the skills and mindset to succeed beyond the classroom. Together, we are committed to reshaping education for a brighter future.
When teaching aligns with how the brain learns, the results speak for themselves.
Take the First Step Toward Better Learning Outcomes When teachers succeed, students do too. Equipping educators with strategies backed by neuroscience and designed for real classrooms.