Great Brain Learning

Our Story

Dr June Starkey founded Joy of Learning in 2006 to accelerate learning for students of all ages after a bilingual teaching career spanning two decades in the public school system. For the past 15 years she has used evidence-based practices to fundamentally and permanently change the learning trajectories of more than 350 students. On a daily basis at Joy of Learning, learners re-connect with their capacity to learn. Dr June consults with parents, teachers, students, doctors, psychologists, audiologists, speech language pathologists and school administrators to develop strategies for helping young people succeed and thrive at learning!

A recent PhD graduate from the Centre for Teacher Development of the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, June's research studies the role of feedback in learning. Her research about feedback for learning shows that when students are given coherent, descriptive feedback and opportunities to understand how to use the feedback—they are able to improve their work. Although June’s teaching career began more than 30 years ago, it is her doctoral research in feedback, assessment and motivation theory that has propelled her development as a teacher of learning.

Having completed training in neuroscience for learning applications, Dr Starkey also uses Fast ForWord™ software, a peer-reviewed on-line technology from Scientific Learning that not only equips the brain to hear what the ears hear, but teaches mastery learning and self-regulation strategies. June understands the importance of student-teacher interaction in developing metacognitive learning skills that enhance and propel student achievement and success, and she teaches young people from JK to 12+ how to use their strengths and their challenges to achieve unparalleled success in learning. June says, “Evidence-based practice allows students to reach their potential. Every. Single. Time.”