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Build a Brain

Build a Brain

Jeanne Zehr

How in heaven’s name does someone BUILD A BRAIN! Please allow me to explain. In the late 1990’s, I was watching a webinar about teaching for intelligence. This very idea was counter to all I had been taught in college. Of course, intelligence is fixed - determined by the genes and early childhood. It can’t be “taught” or so I thought. But one man on the panel of child experts disagreed with everyone else. I saw his name was Reuven Feuerstein and he changed my life!
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The MindCap Center is proud to announce the second season of its original short-form podcast focused on Mediation, uncovering the benefits of high-quality human interaction. Build a Brain Podcast combines the principles of the Feuerstein method for cognitive restoration and improvement with easy-to-use questions, prompts, and activities in order to help parents, mentors & child development facilitators produce lasting results for the clients in their care.

The Episodes on Build a Brain Podcast are 15-20 minutes long and are intended to provide listeners with insight on how to facilitate cognitive improvement for their clients. The show’s goal is to provide practical steps and exercises that can help listeners produce long-lasting results on their journey to cognitive restoration and improvement.

The Build a Brain Podcast is a product of the MindCap Center in Fort Wayne Indiana, produced and supported by the Guru Guide to Podcasting.

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Build a Brain - Introduction to Mediation
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01/25/23 • 28 min

Why is the process as important as the product? Join us on this journey! Let us introduce how mediation is a process of high quality human interaction to grow your brain! Prof. Reuven Feuerstein, an Israeli psychologist, coined the title "Mediated Learning Experience" to define the best way to help yourself or others to enhance thinking, learning, and living. If you listened to Season 1, you know all about the 28 cognitive functions. Now discover the method for building them, block by block, thought by thought. It's called "mediation" and it rocks!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

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Host: Jeanne Zehr

Editor: Kibwe Cooper

Producer: Kibwe Cooper

Original Sound Print: Adonijah Ayele

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - The Power of Reciprocity
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02/08/23 • 18 min

Reciprocity makes the world go round! You cannot have a conversation with someone if they do not respond. This episode will give our followers tips on how to help the important others in your life to reciprocate more or perhaps even better! This parameter of mediation is paired with intentionality, the topic of Episode 2. Although they are two rather complex words, the concept of intentionality-reciprocity is profoundly simple and they go together. You just can’t have one without the other. Listen in!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

Show Credits

Host: Jeanne Zehr

Editor: Kibwe Cooper

Producer: Kibwe Cooper

Original Sound Print: Adonijah Ayele

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - #25 Visual Transporting
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07/06/22 • 12 min

So this is a simple yet profoundly important
thinking skill. Can my brain copy something correctly from one place to
another, like words and numbers? I’m great with letters, not so good with
phone numbers, for example. If the brain cannot do this, then school and
life will probably be very challenging.

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - #27 Categories & Labels
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07/20/22 • 19 min

How many assignments does my child have to do
tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How
many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to
know just how many items it needs to handle. It’s a great skill to build!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - #29 How to re-wire your brain - Radio interview
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09/07/22 • 21 min

In this episode, you'll be hearing a radio interview with Dr. Jeanne Zehr about how to re-wire your brain using the methods taught at the MindCap Center! Enjoy!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - Introduction to Mediation Part 2
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02/01/23 • 23 min

We continue the journey and learn what Feuerstein meant with the theory of "Structural Cognitive Modifiability." This idea was counter-culture when Reuven expounded on it many years ago. Now neuroscience has proven he was right-on and way ahead of his time!

Kibwe and Dr. Zehr also dig deep into the concept of hope! Can hope actually be frightening? Learn how mediation is much more than getting smarter. It is at the core of human relationships and positive change! Can transforming change happen with as few as 20 or 30 sessions? Listen in to see!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

Show Credits

Host: Jeanne Zehr

Editor: Kibwe Cooper

Producer: Kibwe Cooper

Original Sound Print: Adonijah Ayele

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - #26 Summing Up

#26 Summing Up

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07/13/22 • 13 min

How many assignments does my child have to do
tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How
many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to
know just how many items it needs to handle. It’s a great skill to build!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - Meaning & Mediation

Meaning & Mediation

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02/15/23 • 16 min

We all have that special person in our life that we could spend hours with at a coffee shop solving the world’s problems. We also remember that one amazing teacher who helped us to finally see value in a school subject that we thought we disliked! At least I hope you had one of those teachers! Dr. Zehr had a certain Mr. Williams in 7th grade. She discovered science was way cooler than she ever imagined! For human interactions to go beyond intentionality-reciprocity, they need to be meaningful. Listen to this week’s topic of meaningful mediation.

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

Show Credits

Host: Jeanne Zehr

Editor: Kibwe Cooper

Producer: Kibwe Cooper

Original Sound Print: Adonijah Ayele

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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Build a Brain - Transcendence and Inspiration
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02/22/23 • 22 min

The mediator can be a parent, a teacher, a counselor, or a friend. When the mediator helps another to see the big picture and go beyond the immediate need to just complete a task, we are getting to the heart of transcendence. This is like building a bridge between a simple worksheet and principles for life. Let’s call them nuggets of wisdom! Take a listen to some golden truths!

For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center

Show Credits

Host: Jeanne Zehr

Editor: Kibwe Cooper

Producer: Kibwe Cooper

Original Composition: Adonijah Ayele

If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Build a Brain have?

Build a Brain currently has 52 episodes available.

What topics does Build a Brain cover?

The podcast is about Parenting, Kids & Family, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Build a Brain?

The episode title 'Welcome to Season 2 - Mediation & Human Interaction' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Build a Brain?

The average episode length on Build a Brain is 21 minutes.

How often are episodes of Build a Brain released?

Episodes of Build a Brain are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Build a Brain?

The first episode of Build a Brain was released on Oct 14, 2021.

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