Transforming education through neuroscience and experience.

Hello, after more than four decades dedicated to teaching, my mission is to bring the insights of neuroscience into education in a clear, accessible and practical way. I aim to help teachers, families and students better understand how the brain learns, in order to create more enriching educational experiences. I’m Mirta.

Transforming education through neuroscience and experience.

Hello, after more than four decades dedicated to teaching, my mission is to bring the insights of neuroscience into education in a clear, accessible and practical way. I aim to help teachers, families and students better understand how the brain learns, in order to create more enriching educational experiences. I’m Mirta.

Mirta Pola Rossi

I am a qualified English teacher and educator with over 40 years of experience in teaching, teacher training and human development.

Throughout my career, I have combined my experience in education with extensive training in neuroscience, emotional education and leadership. I firmly believe that understanding how the brain learns enables us to create more meaningful and transformative educational experiences.

As the founder and director of Practical English Teaching (PET), as well as a speaker and trainer, I have supported students, teachers and institutions across Argentina and Latin America in their learning, growth and innovation.

My purpose is to make neuroscience accessible to education in a clear, practical and human way, promoting an approach to teaching that inspires, connects and brings out the best in every individual.

“Education will be the integration of human beings with themselves and their environment, or there will be no one left to educate.”

Meet

Mirta

Meet Mirta

“Education will be the integration of human beings with themselves and their environment, or there will be no one left to educate.”

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My
journey
so far

Academic Background

  • Bernardo Alberto Houssay Teacher Training Institute
    Quilmes, Buenos Aires. Qualified English Teacher, 1975.
  • Holistic Integration of Knowledge Course
    Taught by Dr and Professor Juan Dasiuk, 1989–1990. Passed with distinction.
  • Asociación Educar para el Desarrollo Humano
    Neuropsychoeducation Training Course, 2003–2004.
  • Favaloro University
    Advanced Course in Neuroscience, Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry, 2005. Completed and passed, 2007.
  • Asociación Educar para el Desarrollo Humano
    Neuro-Psycho Training Course, 2005–2006.
  • University of Morón
    Diploma in Neuroscience: The Didactics of Wonder, 2018.

International Studies

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Synapses, Neurons and Brains, 2013.
  • Case Western Reserve University, United States
    Resonant Leadership, 2014.
  • Mimaste University, San Diego, California, United States
    Learning How to Learn Tough Matters, 2015.
  • Emory University, United States
    The Addicted Brain, 2016.
  • University of Salamanca, Spain
    Diploma in Education and Creativity, 2019.

Professional Experience

Teaching

  • English teacher at primary and secondary level in state schools and private institutions. 1973–1992.
  • Founder and owner of PET Practical English Teaching, a language institute. 1975–present.
  • Director and teacher at Practical English Teaching (PET), an English language school. 1975–present.
  • Director and tutor of the English-language Neuropsychoeducation Training Programme at Asociación Educar. 2008–2012.

Management and Research Activities

  • Coordinator of the Neurobiology of Learning Workshop at the National University of La Plata.
  • Coordinator of neuroscience workshops for teachers, parents and students across different areas of Buenos Aires Province.
  • Member of the Executive Board of SEA, the Association of Language Centres of the Argentine Republic.
  • Contributor of articles to Asociación Educar’s online journal.
  • Delivered courses and workshops at various institutions throughout the country.
  • Speaker on Emotional Education and Socio-emotional Skills for the 21st Century for Editorial SM in Argentina.
  • Weekly radio segment on Emotional Education on FM Late 93.1.
  • Monthly segment on Emotional Education on Radio Novak FM 91.1.
  • Project leader of SEA’s Brain Awareness Week, a nationwide initiative linked to the Dana Foundation, USA.

Talks and Conferences

  • Teaching English to Young Learners Conference. ABS, 2011.
  • Education and Neuroscience at the Buenos Aires Players Conference, 2014.
  • PROCAPI, Teacher Training Programme for English Teachers organised by the Association of Language Centres, since 2014.
  • Speaker at the Disruptive Education Symposium. University of California, Riverside University Extension, 2021.
  • Annual Neuroscience Conferences organised by Asociación Educar, 2010–2016.
  • Annual ABS Leadership Conferences, 2009–2011.
  • Talk on Neuroscience and its Relevance to Education. Universidad del Centro, Tandil, 2014.
  • Neuroscience Conference, Universidad del Salvador, 2014–2016.
  • JUREC Education Conference, 2012–2018.
  • Talk on Leadership and Employment at FIT Latin America, 2017.
  • Speaker representing PPC Editorial at ENEC, 2018–2019.
  • Provincial Addiction Prevention Programme for Teachers, Corrientes, 2016–2017.
  • First Provincial Meeting of School Supervisors, Corrientes, 2016.
  • Women and Leadership in the 21st Century, Corrientes, 2017.
  • Masterclass on Employment in the Post-Digital Era. Expo Empleo #Potenciate.
  • The Post-COVID World: School, Family, Technology and the Future. Oxford Institute of Saltillo, Mexico, 2021.
  • Marianist Conference, 2021.
  • TRT – Transcendence, Redarchy and Transmedia. ABS International, 2021.
  • Interculturality and Inclusion. SEA Language Week, 2021.
  • Talks delivered in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.
  • Emotional Education talks and workshops for parents and teachers throughout the country.

Translations, Memberships
and Authorship

Translations

  • Translation of articles and books for Asociación Educar.
  • Volunteer translator for Coursera.

Memberships

  • British Neuroscience Association, UK.
  • Cambridge Neuroscience Association, UK.
  • ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, USA.
  • The Dana Foundation – Brain and Education Research, USA.
  • Research collaboration with the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires.
  • Member of Asociación Educar’s panel of speakers and quality committee.

Authorship

  • Articles published in Asociación Educar’s online journal, 2014–2015.
  • Feeling and Thinking 7. Editorial SM, 2017.
  • The Centaur Human Being: A Perspective on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Human Socio-emotional Evolution, in preparation.

Professional References

  • Professor Susana Benítez
    Minister of Education for the Province of Corrientes.
  • Professor Silvia Lanteri
    Managing Director of SM Argentina, Editorial Services.
  • Mr Marcelo García
    President of SEA, the Association of Language Centres, and former Secretary of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism.
  • Professor Lizbeth Sánchez González
    Teacher and researcher at the Higher Institute of Education of the State of Mexico.
  • Professor Rafael Andrade Esparza
    Teacher and researcher at the Higher Institute of Education of the State of Mexico.
  • Dr Judy Willis
    Board-certified neurologist and internationally recognised expert in the neuroscience of learning.
  • Dr Paul Willis
    Neurologist specialising in autism. Based in Santa Monica, United States.

Let’s talk about how we can transform education..

If you are a teacher, represent an educational institution or are looking for a neuroscience-based talk, I would be delighted to learn more about your project and explore how I can help.

They trust me

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