Creating Kinesthetic Classrooms

There are many studies that show that movement enhances brain function and cognitive development. With MBT's Creating Kinesthetic Classrooms program, teachers are given the tools to integrate movement into their curriculum. They will leave our program with the energized instructional attitude needed to implement and foster the Kinesthetic Classroom revolution.

Movement supplies brain cells with oxygen, promotes the production of new brain cells, and aids in creating new synapses.  In education, learning should occur at the students’ readiness. When students move during lessons, it creates pathways for the information to be stored and retrieved at later times. 

 "Since movement/play is not as evident in the development of children, we should be expected and eager as educators of these children to find ways of incorporating movement into their lessons…we should want to build their brain-body connections to enhance their learning!" (Blythe, 2009) 

Blythe, S.G. (2009). The well balanced child . Glouc estershire, UK: Hawthorn Press. 

Getting students (and teachers) moving in the classroom is a massive shift in how we look at teaching. It will certainly be exciting. Some may even describe it as mind-blowing as they watch their students learn AND move AND interact AND support each other. But shifting the way you do things can also be frustrating on a good day, and downright terrifying on a challenging day.

 To make Kinesthetic Classrooms a lasting part of a school's culture, teachers need support throughout the process.

MBT offers several different opportunities for professional development:

• Large group half and full-day training sessions
• Summer workshops
• 1:1 Coaching throughout the school year
• Professional Development tailored to your school's needs