ABOUT US

Mr. Ricky Chan (MERM., MEd.) & Dr. Anson Chen (EdD) are the only 2 international recognized Brain-Based and Habits of Mind Trainers in Hong Kong since 2004, and The Institute of Brain and Mind Education (IBME) was founded in 2009 by them. Over the years till now, more than 8000 educators and over 20000 parents have been trained in the light of “Teaching with the Brain in Mind”, “Parenting with the Brain in Mind”, “ Thinking-Based Teaching” and “Habits of Mind” by them.

They’ve worked with different departments of Education Bureau, The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Baptist University, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, The Academy for Gifted Education, Primary schools, Secondary schools and Kindergartens.

The 1st International Brain and Mind Expo 2012 was held on 02-05 February 2012. Renowned experts in Brain-Based Learning, Brain Science, Habits of Mind, etc. and elites in the field of education and parents have been invited to participate in this pioneering event. The Expo provided cutting-edge information, development and intensive “Brain-Mind” training for school administrator/ leaders, teachers, parents and students, both locally and globally. The 2nd International Brain and Mind Expo 2015 was held on 30-31 January 2015. We will see you at 2018 for our 3rd International Brain and Mind Expo.

Dr. Anson Chen (EdD)

  • Managing Director and Principal Trainer
  • Director of Research and Professional Support of Brain Quotient and Neurofeedback Technology Center (BQNF)
  • Principal Consultant of Brain Quotient and Neurofeedback Technology Center (BQNF)

 

(Cert. Ed., B Ed., M Ed. EdD) Anson completed the Doctor of Education Program offered by the University of Western Australia in September 2013. Her research and thesis is on Managing the Shift to Brain-Based Learning: Leaders’ and Teachers’ Experience in a Hong Kong Primary School.

 

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Since 2007, she has worked as Education Consultant and Project Manager with different Hong Kong primary and secondary schools in adopting Brain-Based Learning, Habits of Mind and Thinking-Based Curriculum Design impacting teachers’ pedagogy and students’ learning.

She has been a frontline English Language teacher for over 16 years and taught classes ranging from Secondary 1-7 (St. Paul’s Convent School and Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School). In 2002, she was awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Government of the Special Administrative Region Education Department in Hong Kong as having attained Level 4 or above in the Language Proficiency Requirement for English Teacher. In 2004, she was awarded by the Hong Kong Baptist University as the 21st Century Thinking Teacher.

Since 2004, she and her husband have become the first teachers to be certified as International Brain-Based Trainer by Jensen Learning Cooperation and in 2007, Anson was recognized as a “Habits of Mind” Trainer in Hong Kong by Professor Arthur L. Costa, the founder of “Habits of Mind”.

She successfully completed “Neuroscience Basic Practitioner Training Courses” in 2012 recognized by Research Institute of Neuropsychological Science (Korea); Professional, Educational program in Clinical Biofeedback of Basic Instrumentation in 2013 and Clinical EEG Biofeedback in 2015 offered by the Biofeedback Resources International Corporation (USA); Professional Brain Quotient Analysis Training in 2014; Neurotrainer and NeuroCounselor of Neurofeedback in 2016 recognized by Research Institute of Jungshin Science(Korea)

International Recognition:

International Certified Brain-Based Trainer

https://www.jensenlearning.com/certified-trainers.php

International Certified Habits of Mind Trainer & Regional Afflilate (Hong Kong & China) of Institute for Habits of Mind

https://www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com/default.htm

English Language Consultant, Project Manager and/or Staff Development Training on Integrating Brain-Based Pedagogy

2004-2006 Kwok Yat Wai College, Caritas St. Paul’s College

2007-2008 St. Stephen College

2007-2008 Chan Shu Kui Memorial School (1-year)

2008 The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)

2008-2012 MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College (4-year)

2009-2010 Lui Ming Choi Lutheran College (1-year)

2010-2012 Man Kiu College (2-year)

2012-2014 Tin Shui Wai Methodist College (2-year)

2007-2011 Creative Primary School (4-year)

2008-2009 Diocesan Boys’ School Primary Division (1-year)

2008-2009 Chiu Yang Por Yen Primary School (1-year)

Brain-Based and Thinking-Based Students’ Program

2009-2015 The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education – Senior and Junior Workshop on Brain Based Learning: Empower Your Brain Workshop (7 years)

Brain-Based Learning and Habits of Mind Staff Development Trainings:

https://www.brainbased.net/teacher%20training-chinese.htm

Media Appearance

She has appeared on various internet and radio station programs:

Hong Kong Education City 2016:

https://www.hkedcity.net/ttv/mod/ttvvideo/view.php?id=551&section=5

English ETV program 2007: Teacher Development Series – English Language Learning through Drama (time: 03:00-07:46)

https://resources.hkedcity.net/resource_detail.php?rid=1686119244

2012 work with ATV for 2 episodes promoting brain health for children.

Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHYcdVFAes

Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx-Aauaf2h4&feature=relmfu

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Ricky Chan (MERM., M Ed.)

  • Chief Advisor
  • Director of Training & Principal Trainer

Ricky was awarded the master degree of Education and the master degree of Educational Research Method by the University of Western Australia. He is the Chairman of the Association of Brain-based Learning in Education [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] and served as the project manager, principal trainer, guest speaker, part-time tutor and education consultant of different sections of Education Bureau, Tertiary Institutions, Primary and Secondary Schools in Hong Kong.

Since 2003, Chan was invited by the Education Bureau, Tertiary Institute, Primary and Secondary Schools and kindergartens for workshops and lectures, and was on multi-media programmes of Hong Kong to share brain-based learning and neuroscience to the public.

Since 2004, he and his wife have become the first teachers to be certified as Brain-Based Trainer by Jensen Learning Cooperation and in 2005 Ricky was recognized as a “Habits of Mind” Trainer in Hong Kong by Professor Arthur L. Costa, the founder of “Habits of Mind”.

He successfully completed “Neuroscience Basic Practitioner Training Courses” in 2012 recognized by Research Institute of Neuropsychological Science (Korea); Professional, Educational program in Clinical Biofeedback of Basic Instrumentation in 2013 and Clinical EEG Biofeedback in 2015 offered by the Biofeedback Resources International Corporation (USA); Professional Brain Quotient Analysis Training in 2014; Neurotrainer and NeuroCounselor of Neurofeedback in 2016 recognized by Research Institute of Jungshin Science(Korea).

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Carol Wong

Chief Executive Assistant

Ms. Carol Wong graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Contemporary Dance Choreography and Pedagogy.  [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] After graduation, she became a freelance dance artist and teacher, working in different schools, organizations and renowned dance companies in Hong Kong. In 2008-2013, she then joined the Education and Outreach Department of the Hong Kong Ballet as education administrator, and joined the Cultural Services Unit of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups as executive assistant, to help organizing dance and singing programs and events, acappella festivals, training classes, lectures and workshops for kids to adult. After that, she decided to have a new challenge to work in Lululemon Athletica, the world’s famous yoga outfit company, as the assistant manager of the Tsim Sha Tsui Showroom in 2013-2014.

Surprisingly, soap making was her hobby from 2011, and she loved to share this to others. She then set up her facebook page “Soapmate” and started her workshop and soap business in 2014, after she took a Soapmaker Start Up Camp program from a local soap brand “So Soap+”. She is then the soapmaker of the company and helps teaching around field. Carol, being a soapmaker, not only because of the beauty of soap, but also the eco-friendly aspect of soap, which she thinks that will make our world become a better one. She joined the Institute Of Brain And Mind Education (IBME) since November 2016, and wished to experience and learn how Brain-Based Learning can help in personal development and also as a parenting strategy, furthermore, also hopes that her past teaching and administrative experience can help the team.

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Veana Man

Executive Assistant

Ms. Veana Man is an undergraduate of Hang Seng Management College’s Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science and Business Intelligence. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]

She has joined the team in Institute Of Brain And Mind Education (IBME) since January 2015, she deepen understanding the teaching mode that based on brain science through the different workshops, and effectively applied to her own learning. Otherwise she also strengthens the communication, problem solving and so on various aspects work skills.

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Louise Sin

Louise Sin

Pharmacist Team Leader

Ms. Louise Sin is a graduate of the Bachelor of Pharmacy in Monash University. She practices as a pharmacist since 2015 and currently working in a community pharmacy in Melbourne, Australia. In order to gear herself up with the most updated knowledge together with a certain area of specialties, [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] she will be studying Master of Clinical Pharmacy in the upcoming year.

Being a new team member of the Institute of Brain and Mind Education (IBME), she is looking forward to using her knowledge to provide assistance on the implementation of Brain-Based Education and support building Brain-Mind Healthy Community, particularly contributing to Brain Charm project. [/read]

Amanda Ng

Executive Assistant

Ms Amanda Ng is an undergraduate of the Bachelor of Social Science in Public Policy and Politics (Housing and urban studies stream) in City University of Hong Kong. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] She joined the team of The Institute of Brain and Mind Education (IBME) as part time trainer since 2016, hoping to help children to be a better ones through Brain-based learning and Neurofeedback Technology.

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Cherie Tam

Newsletter Graphic Designer

Ms. Cherie Tam is a graphic designer based in Hong Kong. She designs logos, brochures, banners, magazine, edm, report, newsletter and everything in between. She has collaborated with many clients to produce successfully design work. Cherie loves her work and enjoy each new project as she gets it.

Kenny Chan

Video Production Director

He is a graduate of the Higher Diploma of Creative Film Production in the Hong Kong Baptist University. Currently works at an advertising company as production assistant.

Cody Chan

Music and Melody Producer

He is an undergraduate of the Associated Degree of Music Studies in the Hong Kong Baptist University. He participated in piano performances in the Hong Kong City Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Ian Chan

Website Designer

Mr Ian Chan is the Chief Information Officer of H&J Media (Former company: dayDream Media). He has created multiple websites for clients and gained high standard innovative representations in his work.

Amanda

Louise Sin

Pharmacist Team Leader

Ms. Louise Sin is a graduate of the Bachelor of Pharmacy in Monash University. She practices as a pharmacist since 2015 and currently working in a community pharmacy in Australia. In order to gear herself up with the most updated knowledge together with a certain area of specialties, [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] she will be studying Master of Clinical Pharmacy in the upcoming year. Being a new team member of the Institute of Brain and Mind Education (IBME), she is looking forward to using her knowledge to provide assistance on the implementation of Brain-Based Education and support building Brain-Mind Healthy Community, particularly contributing to Brain Charm project. [/read]

Advocate to supporting educators, parents and young learners acquire better understanding and applications of Brain-Based and Thinking-Based Education whereby better decisions are made in all aspects of life for the future generations.

We look forward to:

  • Contact with educators who are interested on the brain base learning, give impetus to communicate and learn with each other to enhance the teaching and learning outcomes.
  • Improve the awareness and attention about children brain development and learning to the community, educators and parents.
  • A practical strategies about the research and development will let the brain based learning concept lead in to the classroom teaching activities.
  • Training the educators who want to practice the concept of brain based learning according to the latest neuroscience, make some of suggestion about the education current situation.

Educational Concepts we strongly believe and Practice

Brain-Based Learning (BBL) Approach
Brain-Based Learning (BBL) emerged in the 1980s and it offers a perspective for educators to understand students learning by connecting neuro-scientific findings to instructional approaches.

Brain-Based Learning advocates such as Caine and Caine (1997a) have for some time now been posing the question that given the widespread use of the internet that enables many students to access information that surpasses textbook and teacher knowledge, how will students of the future be able to continue sitting in rows and how will they react to the careful and controlled dispensing of knowledge as in the traditional teaching approach?

“Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.” New York Times 21 Nov 2010. In the last few decades, rapid developments in technology all over the world, and the increased popularity of computers, mobile phones and electronic gadgets has led to a rapid change in human life, especially for the younger generation.

Given these drastic changes in students’ behaviour and the influence of technology on young learners, there is no doubt that the traditional style of teaching and learning, the role of teachers and even the importance of the schooling system are under challenge.

As stated earlier, other educators (Brandsford et al, 2000; Cheng, Mok and Tsui, 2001) agree and argue that teachers must assume the new major role of facilitators, supporting students’ learning processes and developing lifelong self-learning abilities. Similarly, educators who integrate ICT in education emphasize the need for a convergence between technology and pedagogical perspectives, whereby students’ abilities to acquire organized sets of facts and skills are actually enhanced if they are connected to meaningful problem-solving activities (Steinberg1989; Jonassen 1995; Wild 1995).

These findings reinforce the need for teachers to make a paradigm shift and to learn more about other theories related to learning such as Cognitive theories of learning; Information Processing; Systematic Instructional Design; Constructivism; and most recently Brain-Based Learning.

The notion of “Brain-Based Learning” emerged in the 1980s and its proponents (Caine and Caine, 1994, 1997b & 2006; Sousa, 1995 & 2006; Jensen, 1995, 1997, 2000a & 2005; Zull, 2002) have since published many books and articles explaining how the brain’s functions affect learning. At the same time, teaching principles derived from brain research and brain-compatible teaching strategies have been developed. A table with Brain-Based Learning Principles suggested by Diamond and Hopson (1998), Caine and Caine (1994), and Jensen (2000) is included in Appendix 2. By examining their suggested principles, one can gain a better understanding of how the brain reacts to the physical, social and emotional learning environment; how learning tasks can be structured to challenge the brain into higher cognitive functions like making meaning or finding patterns, how to gain learners attention and on how memory can be facilitated. From such principles and strategies, it can be argued school administrators, teachers and parents can all obtain a better understanding of students’ learning and behaviors based on neurological findings. As teachers apply such Brain-compatible strategies, it is argued, they should be able to boost students’ learning motivation and learning effectiveness.

A number of studies tracing students’ academic performance following Brain-Based schooling practices, have shown positive effects, not only on students’ academic results, but also, on the school culture, climate and classroom instructions (Caine and Caine 1995 & 2000; Caulfield, Kidd, and Kocher, 2000).
Caine and her colleagues in the United States successfully integrated brain research with an effective instructional model to teach at-risk students in Idyllwild high school (California). After 10 weeks teaching, it was reported that all 17 students (with a wide range of abilities, emotional problems, and some from unstable families), had made remarkable progress in their participation in learning activities and had passed the basic test (Caine, 2000). These studies provide some confidence that further research into the application of “brain-based principles” in the classroom is worthwhile.

Nevertheless, some critics have argued that some neuroscience research findings were misinterpreted. For example, they have argued that some Brain-Based principles are only “speculation” or “assumptions” and that many educators have been poorly informed about brain development and neural functions. Hence, they argue, that attempts to link that understanding directly to instruction and educational practice is questionable (Bruer, 1997; Jorgenson, 2003).

Jensen (2000b) emphasizes the importance of making well-informed judgments and of only exploring Brain-Based Learning’s application with sound knowledge and taking into account perspectives from different disciplines.

Much “Brain-Based Learning” or “Brain-Based Education” research in recent years has been qualitative and has focused on quite diverse aspects of the educational context. For example, Hoge (2002), studied kindergarten/first grade teachers who were applying Brain-Based Learning strategies to literacy learning. On the other hand, Kasper (2004) studied 6 volunteer elementary teachers who applied an Instructional Rubric that was derived from Brain-Based Principles. They were encouraged to reflect on their efforts and then make adjustments in their teaching approach. Other researchers have explored the application of Brain-Based Learning to teaching different school subjects such as: Physical Education, Religious Education, and the promotion of critical thinking in adult learners (White, 2004; Trapp 2005; Tremarche, Robinson and Graham, 2007).

By contrast, Wagner-Heaston (2007) studied ‘The effect of teachers’ voices on the application of Brain-Compatible teaching and learning strategies in the foreign language classroom.’ aiming to discover foreign language teachers’ perceptions of brain-based teaching and learning and how these principles affect student learning. Most of these researches are conducted in the USA, and a few in Australia.

It was not until 2001, that Brain-Based Learning approaches were first introduced to school leaders and teachers in Hong Kong – a society with a mixture of eastern and western culture. To date, there appears to be few, if any, studies that have focused on how all teaching staff of a school respond to BBL, acquire such intervention skills and continue to manage their classroom teaching with this approach for a substantial period. At this stage, there have been only two qualitative research studies in Hong Kong on the impact of Brain-Based Learning (Chan, 2006 and Huen, 2010), and they acknowledged the need for further research in this area.

It is clear that the development and implementation of Brain-Based Learning (BBL) approaches in school contexts has been gaining increasing attention and applications, both locally and internationally. And if the impact of BBL is going to be understood and more widely applied, then educators’ perspectives and authentic applications in different cultures or countries need to be more thoroughly explored. Brain and Mind Ambassador project involving schools in Spain and Hong Kong will be an important contribution to extending our knowledge of this field within the European and Asian contexts.

One key significant purpose of BMA project is to seek an in-depth understanding (based on key “change agent” schools) of the factors involved in the successful evolution and implementation of a Brain-Based Learning approach to developing an effective school and effective pedagogy. The aim is to identify successful strategies and make recommendations that might well be trialed, and subsequently adopted, by other schools.

In addition, when learners are also provided the opportunities to inquire, explore, make logical analysis on understanding how their own brain functions, emotional, social or cognitive capacities can be positively boosted through adopting brain-compatible food, physical exercises, mental and memory training, plus learning collaboratively with their classmates and teachers. The outcome and impact of this approach can benefit learners as they enter teenage or adulthood.

A summary of Brain-Based Learning Principles

(Extracted from Dr. Anson’s Thesis 2013 Managing the Shift to Brain-Based Learning: Leaders’ and Teachers’ Experiences in a Hong Kong Primary School)

Jensen E. (2002)

1. Uniqueness
2. Reward Dependency
3. Susceptibility & Opportunity
4. Attention & Input limitation
5. Adaptive & Changing
6. Rough Drafts
7. Seeks & Create Meanings
8. Environments Matter
9. Prediction is Key
10. Malleable Memories
11. Perception, Not Reality Matters
12. Mind/Body/Emotion States Rules

Caine R.N. & Caine G. (1994)

1. The brain is a .complex adaptive system
2. The brain is a social brain.
3. The search for meaning is innate.
4. The search for meaning occurs through patterning.
5. Emotions are critical to patterning.
6. Every brain simultaneously perceives and creates parts and wholes.
7. Learning involves both focused attention and peripheral perception.
8. Learning always involves both conscious and unconscious processes.
9. We have at least 2 ways of organizing memory.
10. Learning is developmental
11. Complex Learning is enhanced by challenge and inhibited by threat.
12. Every brain is uniquely organized.

Diamond M. & Hoppson J. (1998)

1. Includes a steady source of positive support
2. Provides a nutritious diet with enough protein, vitamins, minerals and calories
3. Stimulates all the senses (not necessarily at once)
4. Has an atmosphere free of undue pressure and stress but suffused with a degree of pleasurable intensity
5. Presents a series of novel challenges that are neither too easy nor too difficult for the child at his or her stage of development
6. Allows social interaction for a significant percentage of activities
7. Promotes the development of a broad range of skills and interests: mental, physical, aesthetical, social and emotional
8. Gives the child an opportunity to choose many of his or her efforts and to modify them
9. Provides an enjoyable atmosphere that promotes exploration and the fun of learning
10. Allows the child to be an active participant rather than a passive observer or listener.

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