Baby Brains: A Recap of EDTalks Minneapolis

By Kendall Bird on March 4, 2013

AchieveMpls hosted its second monthly EDTalks networking event at Honey on Feb. 25, 2013. The event – titled Baby Brains + Unschooling Kids – explored the minds and experiences of baby brains as well as the “unschooling” of school-aged children.

EDTalks is series of presentations designed to help Twin Cities professionals engage around public education issues. Find below some of the evening’s best tweets, photos and topics of conversation from the event.

Terrie Rose, CEO of Baby’s Space, and Kerry Muse, founder of Venture Academy, both shared interesting stories about their experiences in the field of education. Rose’s main points about the development and experiences of babies’ brains also included the following ideas:

  • The [baby] brain is not fully developed at birth, therefore our interactions with the child from the moment they are born impact the healthy (or not healthy) development of the infant brain.
  • Consistent care is critical to establish healthy relationships between caregiver and child. Learning and loving are intertwined. A child is set up to learn when being cared for by a healthy, loving adult.

 

 

 

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Terrie Rose and Cecelia Westby at the February EDTalks event at Honey.

Cecelia Westby, School of Education dean at Rasmussen College interviewed Terrie Rose asking: “What are the top two or three things you recommend to meet the needs of a relationship expectant infant?” (Note: the venue was packed, so the background audio is loud. You may want to turn your speakers up).

For more information about brain development in babies, see Terrie Rose’s Ted Talk about the babies’ point of view.

Were you in attendance at the February EDTalks event?  Share your story or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter!

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Kendall Bird

Kendall Bird is an Inbound Marketing Specialist for Rasmussen College. With her Bachelor’s degree in public relations and a passion for social media, she enjoys writing motivating and enthusiastic blog content to encourage future, current and former students to learn more about their discipline of study. Kendall’s ultimate goal is to generate a positive community through blogging to promote learning and change lives.

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