Become a Neuro-educator: From the Fishbowl to the Sea

Abstract: Our educational system requires change and to become more innovative. A better interpretation of the students’ emotions is necessary to achieve real learning. Concurrent with the technological changes that we have to live, a new concept is emerging, but that will give a lot to talk about soon, it is neuroeducation. As we conceive it to date, education is coming to an end, and this is not just a saying because, behind that thought, there are prestigious scientists who support the idea that the change in education will come from the knowledge of the brain.

In this context, the “neuro-educator” appears, the future profession, gaining strength thinking mainly about preschool and primary school children who are the fundamental pillars of building a society’s education and culture. The neuro-educator comes to be something like an ultimate guardian of good teaching. He or she is a university professional with good knowledge of the human brain, which will allow him or her to analyze and improve teaching programs because of his training in neuroscience.

From now on, we must consider neuro-educators and begin to take into account all those strategies. These are based on the brain’s functioning that this experienced neuroscience teacher can give us to start placing the brain as the center of our learning and, from there, both students and teachers improve on a cognitive, emotional and even personal level.

Key words: neuroscience, neuroeducation, neuro-educator, gamification, emotions

JEL codes: I, I2, I21, I210