ED 553 - Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn

Credits: 3

This course will explore the four basic thinking skills ofinduction, deduction, analysis, and synthesis. Students willexperience, model, and internalize specific techniques ofbrain-based teaching and learning and will integrate thinkingprocesses into real-life applications.ED 541 through ED 561, ED 5020, ED 5024, and ED5401-5405 were developed by educators at PLS 3rd Learning.The coursework is tightly structured, utilizing programmedlearning with integrated audio-visual materials. Studentsconduct research in their own classrooms and report regularlyon their success in employing strategies taught. Instructorsfor these courses receive special training prior to assignment.To register and pay tuition for these PLS 3rd Learningcourses only, contact the PLS 3rd Learning office directly @1-866-757-2527 or visit www.plsweb.com.All courses listed with a “W” (for Wilkes credit) on the PLS 3rdLearning course schedule may be used toward the required12 credits of PLS 3rd Learning courses for the Wilkes EDSdegree.