Throughout history, many people had no idea that many of life's creatures had brains. Thanks to remarkable technological advances and the human ability to take pictures of the human brain through head scanners, scientists have discovered and mapped the human brain. As neuroscientists have come to understand how the brain works, the discovery of brain-based learning has been a growing field ever since. Education is extremely important to human beings because the more educated we are as a society, the more we contribute to society. Knowledge is extremely powerful, and as a future educator, understanding how the brain works and developing lesson plans surrounding the inner workings of the brain will allow learning to manifest in the classroom. In Brain-Based Learning (2008) by Eric Jensen, several important parts divide many of the chapters with the aim of exploring educators' understanding of key principles of learning. Three parts of the text deal with physiological effects, sensory contributions and the neuroscientific perspective of the human brain. The last part deals with brain compatibility in the classroom. The three concepts from Jensen's text that I will use in my class come from the three discussed parts of the human brain: the impact of physical movement on the brain, integrating all of the senses in the classroom, and providing meaning to students. movement is extremely important in the classroom. I am a tactile learner so through movement I am able to learn better. For example, when given directions to a new location, the movement of the car and myself helps me remember how to get to that destination again later. “An active body strengthens an active mind. Learners who are active... middle of article ......s theory of the zone of proximal development and who use the classroom from top to bottom. Our brains are highly developed as human beings and in today's world we need to provide students with meaningful learning that allows them to develop skills of critical thinking, creative thinking, ingenuity and talent . Brain-based learning with a mix of constructivism is what my classroom will look like. By combining these two theories, I believe that an individual's psychology and physiology will shine through their ability to learn. “Instead of emphasizing memorization and recall, it may be smarter and more effective to place more emphasis on the context in which something is learned” (Jensen, 2008, p. 165). Works Cited Jensen, E. (2008). Brain-based learning: The new paradigm for teaching (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.