Fitness and the Brain: Understanding How Exercise Impacts Learning, Mood, and Memory

About the Course
Exercise impacts everything from our mood to memory and even immunity. Explore the importance of aerobic exercise on brain function and development and learn strategies to easily incorporate fitness breaks in the classroom. In a job that is all-consuming at times, this course is also designed to motivate you as an educator to make your health and fitness a priority.
Required Text:
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise & the Brain by John J Ratey
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify a minimum of 3 benefits of incorporating aerobic activity into their personal daily routine and their classroom routines.
- Conduct fitness breaks in the classroom using 2-3 different tools that are readily available, including online resources, teacher imagination, and the playground or other outdoor areas.
- Create and share with colleagues in their schools several easy strategies for incorporating fitness breaks into their classrooms.
- Analyze how exercise affects mood, sleep, attention, and memory.
- Develop and implement a personal fitness plan.
Reviews
Kristyn Farris
Very useful in the classroom. Also impactful as you learn about how the brain responds to exercise. Kids learn more and better when they get regular exercise.
Diego Tenorio
This course should be mandatory for everyone!
Leslie Amaral
I loved this class and the book! It helped me realize how important exercise is for our brain health. Kids and adults all need to move more, and this class motivated me to implement more movement in my classroom and in my own life.
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