Action Based Learning
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If teachers know that students need to move to learn, then what does that look like in the classroom? That’s Action Based Learning!
Partnering with communities and organizations to radically improve children’s health, wellness and education through movement-based learning solutions rooted in neuroscience. How can we teach reading, math, social studies, and science while standing up? ABL uses kinesthetic teaching strategies that teach specific academic concepts in a teacher friendly, time efficient, fun way that has proven resu
03/18/2026
Why should I attend ABL Summit? Because too many students are being asked to sit still. Action Based Learning knows that students REQUIRE movement to learn!
Leave this event with over 18+ hours of professional development and toolkit with dozens of resources to keep your class moving. Register a group for a discounted rate at: https://www.ablacademy.com/ablsummit
03/16/2026
Action Based Learners know that learning doesn’t have to sit still! Active seating and pedal desks keep students engaged and regulated without disrupting instruction.
See how classrooms around America are implementing active learning at https://abllab.com/blogs/abl-faq/tagged/kinesthetic-classrooms
03/13/2026
A few minutes of intentional movement can make a big difference in attention and engagement. 🌈💡Gentle movement on a sensory swing supports the vestibular system, helping students improve focus, balance, and overall classroom readiness.
Learn more about sensory focused labs and equipment at https://abllab.com/blogs/abl-faq/tagged/sensory-lab
03/11/2026
SHAPE-goers, we can't wait for you! Stop by March 17-21st at booth #1007 and demo our Boomerboard — the most powerful movement tool for classrooms, healthcare, work, and more.
03/09/2026
Educators leave the ABL Summit with practical classroom solutions. Better behavior, better focus, better learners. Save your spot at https://www.ablacademy.com/ablsummit
03/07/2026
The Case for PLAY: Why Joy Is a Performance Strategy How a tutu, a sled, and hill repeats became a reminder that play isn’t extra — it’s essential.
03/06/2026
Did you know? A 5 minute activity can get your kids’ attention for the next 15-20 minutes.
BRAIN BOOST OF THE WEEK: Just Breathe 🧘
🧍 Stand up
🔃 Ask students/attendees to move using any type of purposeful movement (crossing midline, etc.)
🎶 Play music! When they hear the music: move, when music stops: FREEZE in position
🛑 Hold for 5 seconds & take a deep cleansing breath, then move again when music begins.
Want more? Buy a full set of brain boosters at https://abllab.com/products/brain-booster-card-decks?srsltid=AfmBOooUzX0878XOGWOR5XeP4A0Dp3vPOWpE1mKt4-SoOehHlNIUzw8j
03/04/2026
Forget hours of lectures, this professional development event gets you out of your seat! 🪑🏃 You'll get to demo dozens of Action Based Learning rock-solid equipment to get a hands-on feel for how your school can change. https://www.ablacademy.com/ablsummit
You're in luck, we’ve extended the Early Bird rate for the ABL National Summit for ONE more week!
This is your last chance to save $100 on the most energizing, brain-boosting PD event of the year. Sign up at https://www.ablacademy.com/ablsummit
02/27/2026
KC, get ready to MOVE! 🙌 ABL is hitting the Demo Playground at hashtag ! Join ABL at booth #1007 for a hands-on Boomerboard demo and learn how balance meets brain power.
Come play. Come learn. Leave inspired
02/26/2026
Research discovers how exercise protects your brain
Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer’s Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the blood-brain barrier to become leaky with age. In older mice, dialing down this protein reduced inflam...
02/19/2026
Have you signed up for the most exciting Professional Development event of the year? Don't miss out—secure your spot now before MARCH 1ST for our special early bird rate! 🏃 https://www.ablacademy.com/ablsummit
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Who We Are
If teachers know that students need to move to learn, then what does that look like in the classroom? How can we teach reading, math, social studies, and science while standing up? That’s Action Based Learning! Jean Blaydes Madigan has developed kinesthetic teaching strategies that teach specific academic concepts in a teacher friendly, time efficient, fun way that has proven results for a positive learning experience.
Students engaged in Action Based Learning™ improve memory retention, reinforce academic concepts, balance brain chemicals while experiencing whole-brain, whole-body learning. Educational research suggests that about 85% of school age students are predominantly kinesthetic learners.
The concepts in the Action Based Learning™ Lab are based on the brain research that supports the link of movement and physical activity to increased academic performance. The Action Based Learning™ Lab targets the young developing brain ages 4-7 years. However, the Action Based Learning™ Lab benefits all students for remediation and enrichment.
Brain science strongly supports the link of movement to learning. The brain and body’s movement and learning systems are interdependent and interactive. For example, motor development provides the framework that the brain uses to sequence the patterns needed for academic concepts. The body’s vestibular system controls balance and spatial awareness and facilitates the student's ability to place words and letters on a page. When a student walks or crawls on the ABC Pathways mat in specific patterns, the brain’s ability to encode symbols is increased. The four visuals fields needed for eye tracking is strengthened. Proper development and remediation of these systems are critical to a child's’ ability to learn.
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