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This issue is devoted to helping teachers find classes and programs where they can learn more about the brain. We start with videos that tell us about two courses for teachers: one in Educational Neuroscience in Australia, taught by Ken Purnell, and one in the Neuroscience of Learning, taught by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa. Canvas and Zoom are the backbone of Tracey’s online course. The video is really an explanation on how the course is set up in those, for enrolled students, but it gives a good picture of the course. For more information, see the articles on these classes in the PLUS section.
The rest of the Think Tank consists of stories from teachers about their learning experiences in education and brain sciences. The authors – Skye Playsted, Scott Bowyer & Jason Walters, Jonathan Seiden, Robert Murphy, and Tom Gorham – talk about their experiences in everything from attending workshops to seeking doctorates. The contributors have written about a wide range of difficulties and wonders these experiences can bring, but one message is consistent across all: “Don’t hesitate, sign up for something now; you won’t regret it.”