On Monday, May 3rd PE4life hosted 175 physical educators, classroom teachers and health and wellness officials from across the state of Mississippi. With the support of Senator Roger Wicker and the Department of Education and The Century Council, Jean Blaydes Madigan of Action Based learning demonstrated the link between brain activity and the learning process, and got everyone on their feet participating in fun activities!Mississippi Community Presentation Featuring Action Based Learning
Building Better Student Brains in Mississippi through Movement
Jean is the co-founder of Action Based LearningTM, a program based on brain research findings that support the link of early motor development, intentional movement, increased physical activity and exercise to improve cognition. Jean has 30 years experience as an Elementary Physical Educator and is the author of Thinking on Your Feet: A Year’s Worth of Lesson Plans and Action Based LearningTM Lab Manual. She’s a presenter, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator on the subjects of brain theory supporting movement’s link to learning by teaching academic subjects kinesthetically. Jean has presented workshops internationally in 9 foreign countries and nationally in all 50 states.
To learn more about Jean and Action Based Learning visit www.abllab.com.
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