“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited.”
Plutarch

BrainWare Bulletin Newsletter

March 2012

Winners of the BrainWare Safari Brain Awareness Week Grants; Test Your Neuroscience Savvy; True Multi-taskers Exist, But Don't Assume You're One of Them; Is Assessment a Four-Letter Word?

January 2012

New Insights into the Adolescent Brain; Announcing the BrainWare Safari Brain Awareness Week Grants Program; NCATE Issues a Call for Change in Teacher Education; The Economic Value of Cognitive Skills Development

November 2011

New Insights into 21st Century Skills: Gleanings from the Learning and the Brain Conference; Cognitive Skills Enhancement and Workplace Training: Chevron Corporation; Top Athletic Performance Requires Strong Cognitive Skills; Universal Design for Learning: A Neuroscience-Based Framework for Education

September 2011

BrainWare Safari at Circle of Independent Learning Charter School: Strong Gains for Homeschoolers; Upcomiing Interview with David Shenk, Author of "The Genius in All of Us"' BrainWare Safari Wins Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval; Video Games in the Classroom: Seven Questions to Ask

July 2011

How Brain Research IS Improving Education; Dyscalculia Math and the Brain Cognitive Skills for English Language Learners (ELL); Neuroscience and Special Education -- A New Report

May 2011

Bullying without Sticks and Stones: Why Names Hurt Us Too – An Interview with Tammy Shepherd; Test Anxiety: Performing Under Pressure, by Sara Sawtelle, PhD; Tests Can Also Be Our Friends!; Upcoming Webinars

March 2011

It’s Brain Awareness Week!; What the Latest Science Tells Us About ADHD, by Sara Sawtelle, PhD; Cognitive Skills and Dropouts; Our Brain’s Remarkable Plasticity, by Pamela Nevills, EdD

January 2011

Helping a Child with Severe ADHD; Title I: Closing the Achievement Gap by Closing the Capacity Gap; Neuroscience and Education Webinar Series; Brain Awareness Week; What’s Your Plan?

November 2010

BrainWare Safari Lifts CogAT Scores Across the Spectrum of Ability; Intel Schools of Distinction Award Receipients: Models of STEM Achievement; Got Data? Now What?; Genius is as Genius Does

August 2010

Improvements in Cognitive Skills Are Sustained over Time; BrainWare Safari in Hammond Indiana's Bilingual Program; More Kudos for BrainWare Safari from the Association of Educational Publishers; Gary Indiana Students Put Stronger Cognitive Skills to Work -- And It Shows

June 2010

BrainWare Safari at Pope John Paul II; Software Industry Sets High Standards for Product Evaluation Research; Don't Let Your Kids "Check Out" for the Summer; Keeping Up in a Social Media World

April 2010

Keeping the Promise: The New Accountability in Education; A New Kind of Learning Partnership; What's in a Name? Proposed Changes in the DSM-5; Should We Match Teaching Styles to Learning Styles

February 2010

Working Memory; Yes, Virginia, Your Brain Does Grow New Cells; Assessing the Impact of BrainWare Safari; Pat Wolfe's Training of Trainers

November 2009

Plasticity: It's All Uphill from Here; Intelligence and Beliefs about Intelligence; BrainWare Safari -- New Resources

August 2009

Four Brain Research Findings Every Educator Should Know -- From Dr. Pat Wolfe; Harbor Beach Michigan's Experience with BrainWare Safari -- An Interview with Curtis Boehmer, SLP; 10 Tips for BrainWare Safari Coaches

April 2009

Pat Wolfe Talks BrainWare Safari; New Research Establishes the Connection between Cognitive Skill Improvement and Academic Performance; A Stimulus Program for the Intellect (and the Pocketbook)

March 2009

BrainWare Safari and Attention Deficit; BrainWare Safari and Title I Students; BrainWare Safari's CODiE Finalist "Three-peat"; The Patient that Inspired a Generation of Neuroscience

February 2009

Michigan School District Confirms BrainWare Safari Published Results; Neuroscience and the U.S. Education System -- A Policy Brief; BrainWare is for Adults Too; 5 Tips for Strengthening Your Brain

January 2009

BrainWare Safari Wins Teacher's Choice Award; Using BrainWare Safari to Diagnose Visual System Issues; Cognitive Skills and Math Performance; Applied Neuroscience Experts Join LEC Advisory Board

Credibility Counts

  • CODiE Award
    CODiE Award
    Best Education Game or Simulation, Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA).
  • American Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Award Winner
    American Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Award Winner
    Quality and innovation that embody the 21st Century classroom with technology as a hallmark.
  • Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval Winner
    Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval Winner
    Quality products and services with assurance of product excellence as evaluated by unbiased parent consumers.
  • Teachers’ Choice Award Winner
    Teachers’ Choice Award Winner
    Products of exceptional quality and outstanding performance in the classroom and at home.
  • Mom’s Choice Award Winner
    Mom’s Choice Award Winner
    Excellence in family-friendly media, products and services.
  • EdNET Rookie of the Year
    EdNET Rookie of the Year
    Awarded by Quality Education Data/The Heller Reports to the start-up with the most promise for becoming a major future force in the education industry.
  • Parents’ Choice Award
    Parents’ Choice Award
    The Parents’ Choice Foundation honors the best material for children.
  • District Administration Top 100
    District Administration Top 100
    One of the top 100 products of 2011 as chosen by readers of District Administration Magazine.