Rebels with Applause

24 Pages·2012·7.17 MB·English

by  Grace Dearborn

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AGENDA
Brain
Research
PET SCAN
Positron Emission Tomography
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“Neurons that fire
together, wire
together”
Neuroplasticity:
The growing and
withering of neural
connections in the
brain based on usage
Rat Brain
Research
Some neuroscientists suggest…
pause periodically for
ACTIVE
ENGAGEMENT
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NoteTaking NoteMaking
Summary
Highlights
Translation
Rhyme/Rap/Song
Comparison
Acronym
Slogan
Question?
Question!
Speculation
Examples
Alliteration
Reflection
Silent Think
Time
Writing Drawing
Out Loud Out Loud
w/ teacher w/ partner(s)
A Model of Memory
(1-2 sec) (18 sec)
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Brain Compatible Learning
Attention + Connection + (Collaborative) Rehearsal = Long Term Retention
Attention
Connection Rehearsal
Cocktail Party
Effect
The Runaway
Stage Coach
Principle
Emotion & Attention
Heightened emotional
response focuses attention
Too much = Too little =
shut down no engagement
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How Emotion
Works
Conscious
Processing
Relay
Station
Emotional
Processing
attention focused
memory enhanced
cog. function diminished
too strong just right too mild
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Mild stress (Eustress) leads to optimal performance
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•  Relevance
•  Cognitive
Dissonance
•  Choices
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Where can I build-in choice for my students?
We’re doing 3 things today, which first?
Of 10 HW questions, choose odds or evens
Quiz w/ 12 questions, answer any 10
Alternatives to assignments
Kids teaching each other
Project-based learning
Community service
Motivating the Unmotivated
Reluctance comes
from isolation
Collaboration in a
safe environment is
the foundation for
motivating reluctant
learners
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1. Calm
2. Clear
3. Confident
4. Connected
5. Consistent
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K-I-D-Z RADIO
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Personal Connections
2 minutes a day
2 x 10 10 days in a row
85% improvement*

*Raymond Wlodkowski-
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Attention + Connection + (Collaborative) Rehearsal = Long Term Retention
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Creating Experience
•  Experiential
•  Representational
•  Visual
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Survival on the Moon
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