Dr. José Cantó DoménechUniversity of Valencia (Spain)

Projects for Science

Education

eCity Neuroscience

Teacher Training

for improving

science education

Secondary Schools

Higher Education Engineering Schools

Preschool Kindergarten 3 -5 years old

Secondary Schools

We use neuroscience results in education?

1. These years are crucial

1. These years are crucial

Synaptic pruning or axon pruning is the process of synapse elimination that occurs between early childhood and the onset of puberty

2. Adult and child brains perform tasks differently

2. Adult and child brains perform tasks differently

3. The brain can be trained

Where is the human face?

Where is the human face?

25 kindergarten teachers

12 schools

∼500 students

Balance between child and teacher initiative

Take into account emotional aspects

Taking into account the

space organization

Work with a diversity of materials…

Diversity of materials and

activities

…and experiences

Living the experience

Science is outside

the classroom

Encourage the curiosity

Encourage questions

Manage their learning subtly

Let try

Play, Imagination and Creativity as a strategy

They were also children