​"Learning is experience. Everything else is just information." ~ Albert Einstein
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Human beings are wonderfully unique physical, emotional, and intellectual beings wired for moving and learning. When we embrace the physiology of mind, body & spirit as we work, plan, teach, and interact, we help them succeed as healthy, active, life-long learners. During my 31 years in education, I have continued to learn and have been on a mission to connect students, teachers, and parents to brain and body smart learning practices that energize learners and enhance learning. I continue my mission by finding creative ways to connect and share what I've learned with others.
Yours for healthy, happy & active life-long learners,
Liz
"Liz is, without question, the best teacher I ever supervised during my 40+ years in public education. As her principal, I was privileged to be able to observe her effectiveness both in the classroom and with the extra-curricular activities she created and led. Liz is in a class by herself! She made it her mission to understand how children learn, how their brains work, and what is needed in order for them to thrive. Watching her in action in the classroom or during a jump rope practice was a mesmerizing experience! Students were attentive and excited and fully engaged in the learning process – ALL the students, ALL the time.  No exceptions. The labels of autism, LD, ESL, MR, BD, and all the rest had no place in her world. She knew instinctively, and from her extensive research, what children need in order to learn and grow and blossom – no matter their starting point. If I could have one wish for the state of public education in our country, it would be that every classroom, not just physical education classrooms, could have a Liz Giles-Brown leading it!"
Pamela J. Sperry, Former Principal & Superintendent
"AMAZING loved it! Love anything that gets my PK kids MOVING with a PURPOSE."
"A lot of info and great practical ideas for the classroom in a short time. I would love to go to more workshops with her!"
The presenter was fantastic!
"Bring her in for an elementary workshop. Great connection between movement and learning."
​"I am going try to use more movement in the classroom as a learning tool."
~ Comments from Workshop Participants​

Learning Experiences For
​Classrooms & Teachers

The brain and body do not operate separately from one another with the body and movement playing an integral role in how the brain learns. Workshops and learning opportunities for teachers are highly interactive experiences designed to add to existing knowledge and understanding of neuroplasticity and the conditions under which the brain and body learn best. The intent is transferring the understanding to planning and delivering brain and body smart learning experiences for students, increasing the likelihood that what we are teaching is learned. Teachers walk away with time-efficient strategies they can weave into each day of learning. 

Learning Experiences For
​Physical Educators

How lucky we are that children are born with an innate love of movement. And Carla Hannaford teaches us that movement creates the foundation for all learning. As physical educators, we are on a mission to help children foster and connect their natural love of moving to the positive physical, personal, social, and emotional benefits of being physically active and the desire to sustain the habit for a lifetime. To do this, we must make the most efficient use of our time with students. When we consider planning brain-compatible lessons, first building a foundation of safety and connection, we increase the likelihood of reaching our goals. 

Before & After School Physical Activity Programs

The before and after school activity programs focus on individual, partner, and group skills. They are an extension of the physical education curriculum and have a performance component. Built on a foundation of safety and unity, multi-age participants track their skill success, learn from and teach others, collaborate with others to create and experience the excitement and intrinsic rewards of performing for others. There are no prizes or trophies. Students will be motivated to participate, build relationships, and share their best with others. I love to work with both students and potential adult officers to get this type of before or after school physical activity up and running.
Brain & Body Smart Bits & Pieces
Learning To Move
Publications
​About Me