Betsy Hill

Betsy Hill is President of BrainWare Learning Company, a company that builds learning capacity through the practical application of neuroscience. She is an experienced educator and has studied the connection between neuroscience and education with Dr. Patricia Wolfe (author of Brain Matters) and other experts. She is a former chair of the board of trustees at Chicago State University and teaches strategic thinking in the MBA program at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and an MBA from Northwestern University.

LEARNERS: HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, HERE’S HOW

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to students, educators, and parents.…

4 years ago

Academic Achievement Can Open So Many Doors

Academic achievement is key to opening doors in education and career, boosting self-esteem, and expanding life opportunities for students of…

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Cognitive Training: Questions Frequently Asked by Skeptics

There continues to be controversy regarding cognitive training (sometimes called brain training) programs, and there continue to be many skeptics.…

4 years ago

What Do You Mean by ‘Cognitive Capacity?’

We’ve been encountering the term “cognitive capacity” more and more often since we started to make the distinction between “cognitive…

4 years ago

Solving the Teacher Shortage Can’t Solve the Learning Shortage by Itself

President Biden recently announced plans to fund efforts to address the shortage of teachers, a situation that has been building…

5 years ago

The 30/70 Rule or the 70/30 Rule in Education

Businesses often refer to the 80/20 rule. When they do, it is in this context: 80 percent of our sales…

5 years ago