Dr Andrew Curran
The Neurobiology of Learning - Attachment Theory - Neuroscience for teachers
We have said for a long time now that if you don’t know about brains then you don’t really know about teaching and learning.
For Andrew, we must never lose sight of the human being in front of us. In the same way that a good doctor looks beyond the symptoms and the illness to the well person that lies beneath, a good teacher will look beyond behaviours and academic outcomes to a child who is very capable of learning.
It is for this reason that we are delighted that paediatric neurologist and neurobiologist Dr Andrew Curran is one of our longest-standing Associates and someone who is still one of our most requested speakers.
And rightly so.
At a time when recent understandings of neuroscience with regard to learning seem to be boiled down to dual modality processing, appropriate reduction of cognitive load and spaced learning (or saying what you see, making it hard but not unnecessarily hard, repeat till it sticks), Andrew’s research and vast experience shows there is more to neuroscience in the classroom than these reductive approaches.
"Twenty-five years of neurobiological research tells us that children learn best when they feel loved."
Dr Andrew Curran
Recent titles include:
- Learning through love: how neurobiology shows us that a loved person learns optimally
- The neurobiology of learning, attachment and the classroom
- The neurobiology of behaviour
Andrew’s clear and humorous, approach to unpacking the neurobiology underlying successful learning and leading is a refreshing and highly informative change to the dull-as-ditch water scientific approaches that clot the field of education.
What's more, he will open your eyes - and hearts - to the single most important neurobiological fact:
If a child feels loved then he or she will learn at their optimum ability. And experience joy in doing so.
It is an idea that he expresses perfectly in his Little Book of Big Stuff About the Brain which remains ever-popular as an accessible and entertaining read for teachers of children of all ages and academic abilities - neurotypical or otherwise.
If you know that understanding the latest neuroscience has to be more than just ensuring that what gets taught gets learned, then straight-talking Dr Andrew Curran is the speaker for you.
Dr Andrew Curran In His Own Words
“EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT WHEN LEARNING SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES
THE CHANCES OF THAT LEARNING BEING SUCCESSFUL” - THE LITTLE
BOOK OF BIG STUFF ABOUT THE BRAIN
To make an enquiry about booking Andrew please give us a call on +44 (0)1267 211432 or fill in the Booking Enquiry form.
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We'll then get back to you reassuringly quickly for a free, no-obligation chat to explore your needs in more detail.
We look forward to hearing from you.
- Andrew has been with Independent Thinking for over 20 years
- He recently wrote, directed and appeared in a unique show combining words, music and neuroscience with his band
- To enquire about booking Andrew, call us on +44 (0)1267 211432 email us at learn@independentthinking.co.uk
- You'll find his work in our Teaching and Learning and Well-Being topic areas
- You might also want to consider Jackie Beere or David Hodgson
Enjoy a free no-obligation chat.
Make a booking. Haggle a bit.
Give us a call on +44 (0)1267 211432 or drop us a line at learn@independentthinking.co.uk.
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