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  • Free NeuroRobots Teacher Workshop for Michiganders: Grab Your Spot Today!
    Education
    Free NeuroRobots Teacher Workshop for Michiganders: Grab Your Spot Today!
    • April 22, 2024
    • by Jelena Ciric
    It spins, wiggles or beeps when it detects certain colors and shapes. It chases or runs away from objects. It learns and solves problems, and does it all much like your own brain: thanks to neural networks comprising of neurons, synapses and an occasional shot of dopamine to reinforce this or that behavior. High school […]
  • Brains! 7th Grade Teacher Training at UChicago Brings Neuroscience to Middle Schoolers
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    Brains! 7th Grade Teacher Training at UChicago Brings Neuroscience to Middle Schoolers
    • September 3, 2019
    • by Will Wharton
    This past summer, we worked with teachers and educators during a number of workshops to help empower them to bring DIY Neuroscience to their classrooms. One workshop, hosted by one of our colleagues at University of Chicago, brought Backyard Brains tools and training to 7th grade teachers in the Chicago area. Taken from the National Center […]
  • Summer Neuroscience Workshop Empowers Educators to Teach Brain Science!
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    Summer Neuroscience Workshop Empowers Educators to Teach Brain Science!
    • August 20, 2019
    • by Will Wharton
    Recently we hosted a teacher training workshop in San Diego, featuring some of our newest tools and some new pedagogical strategies! The focus was on the Muscle SpikerBox Pro, Reaction Timer, and Reflex Hammer, which you can see featured in this TEDx Detroit Talk. We received a lot of great feedback, and as part of our “open-source” nature of our company, […]

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