The first Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences has been postponed because of the earthquake that struck Chile on February the 27th 2010. It will take place from March 7 - 18, 2011.
The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences (The LA School) will take place in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile from March 7-18, 2011.
The LA School was founded as an initiative of the James S. McDonnell Foundation and the Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación, Universidad de Chile / Center for Advanced Research in Education, University of Chile, and it is the first of a new series of schools aimed at training students on Cognitive and Neural Sciences research applied to learning and education.
AIMS
The impressive development of Cognitive and Neural Sciences over the last decades has provided crucial empirical evidence regarding human learning. These advances have led to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying successful and failed learning and can potentially transform the way education is implemented by school teachers.
Modern societies increasingly demands science based education. We must thus work towards applying what we know about the human cognition to the classroom practice. The LA School believes that this transfer of knowledge demands the emergence and training of a new kind of scientific researcher who excels in and develops disciplines that will bridge the gap between Education and Cognitive and Neural Science
The goal of the LA School is to critically examine research findings that are potentially relevant to the development, design, and implementation of effective educational practices. It is the result of a meeting that took place in Santiago de Chile in 2007 which brought together scientists interested in the Brain/Education Barrier and which led to the Santiago Declaration and a Science editorial that you are kindly invited to read.
We are confident that the LA School will help to translate laboratory findings into effective classroom practice and foster a new generation of researchers, able to operate at the interface between Education and Science.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- Train students on relevant issues concerning general, language-reading and logic-mathematical learning from a Cognitive and Neural Science perspective (CNS).
- Provide solid CNS background to students interested in improving education.
- Train students on which aspects of CNS may be relevant for educational practice.
- Promote new research on learning and development of language-reading and logic-mathematical from the point of view of CNS.
THEMES
- Language and reading
- Mathematic and reasoning
- General cognition and learning
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
Student Profile
The School will accept 50 English speaking researchers interested in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Mathematics, Education, Medicine and other disciplines related to learning and Education. Although the school hopes mainly to attract Latin American applicants it will be open to students of all nationalities with a solid background in learning sciences, skilled in quantitative disciplines and hopefully committed to classroom experimentation.
Fellowships
The LA School will cover travel, housing and meals for the selected students for 12 days. Printed material and practice activities will also be provided free of charge.
Applications
All information regarding applications can be found on Registration page.
Deadline for applications
Applications closed.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of the School is English.
CERTIFICATION
The University of Chile will provide certification upon request.
Faculty
Courses will be provided by 37 world authorities on Cognitive and Neural Sciences .
Dates
From Monday 7 march 2011 to Friday 18 march 2011.
Location
San pedro de Atacama, Chile (View Larger Map)