How Movement and Gestures Can Improve Student Learning

Sit down, sit still and use your head. In our brain-centric culture, we often equate thinking with quiet focus. But when it comes to deep learning, the brain is only part of the story, says Annie Murphy Paul, author of the new book “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain.”  

Yes, the brain is an incredible organ, she says, but it also “has firm limits on what it can do in terms of paying attention, remembering, staying focused, staying motivated and grasping abstract concepts.”