Julie Dolf and Debbie Conner

Dolf’s and Conner’s innovative teaching idea, “Action Based Learning Lab,” (ABL), focuses on providing additional resources and equipment to complement the lab experience for students at Sunset Elementary School. Once complete, the lab will be equipped with stations designed to enhance the academic skills of the students through movement. Students involved in the project will not only have an opportunity to participate in physical activity during the course, but they will also be engaged in active academic learning. With the new lab equipment, the stations will consist of balancing, rolling, skipping, rocking, throwing and catching – all targeting unique brain functions and communications. What makes Action Based learning so unique is its ability to provide evidence-based brain science to enhance the skills necessary for successful academic achievement.