ALL KINDS OF MINDSDr. Mel Levine

Co Founder

INTRODUCTION This is brain cartoon

EVERY CHILD CAN SUCCEED!

1. Who is Mel Levine and what is his mission?

2. What is All Kinds Of Minds?

3. What are the 8 neurological functions of the brain

4. How can we support students with all kinds of minds?

WHO IS DR. MEL LEVINE? Top graduate at Brown

University Rhodes Scholar in Oxford Graduate of Harvard

Medical School where he completed paediatric training

A professor of Paediatrics at U of North Carolina

Director of the University's Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning

AND HE REALLY LOVES GEESE!!!

I am a pediatrian with a mission. I am obsessed with helping children find success. Over the years working in all kinds of settings, I have been struck by the despairing flocks of boys and girls out there trying to make a go of it, but faltering badly, disappointing their teachers, their families and worst of all, themselves. It has to be hard, very hard, to be a disappointment. I have come to the conclusion that helping such children find their way is as much a part of paediatric care as curing asthma attacks and ear infections.

( A Mind at a Time, p.14)

AUTHOR AND CO FOUNDER OF ALL KINDS OF MINDS

WHAT IS ALL KINDS OF MINDS?WWW.ALLKINDSOFMINDS.ORG

We believe that all students should have the opportunity to find success in learning.

We believe all teachers should be learning experts. That all schools should be able to serve the needs of their diverse learners equally.

we believe once teachers understand how students learn and put that into practice—every day, with every student—achievement gaps will close

THE GOALS OF ALL KINDS OF MINDS?

Inspire optimism in the face of learning challenges

Discover and treasure unique learning profiles

Eliminate humiliation, blaming, and labeling of students

Leverage strengths and affinities Empower students to find success

Link to Thirteen organization talk

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ATTENTION

TEMPORAL-SEQUENTIAL ORDERING

A,B,C

1,2,3

KEEPING TRACK OF TIME AND ORDER

SPATIAL ORDERING

VISUAL THINKING

MEMORY

LANGUAGERECEPTIVE & EXPRESSIVE

UNDERSTANDING AND USING WORDS

NEUROMOTOR FUNCTIONS

CONTROLLING MOVEMENT

SOCIAL COGNITION

MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS

HIGHER ORDER COGNITION

COMPLEX THINKING

WHAT KIND OF MIND DO YOU HAVE?

DIRECTIONS:1 Read descriptors and sort into a

stronger pile and a weaker pile2 Flip the stronger pile over3 Look at the pictures of constructs4 Double/triple up on any common

pictures5 Re-read descriptors of large piles6 Narrow your 3 dominant constructs7 Put a corresponding red dot on your

constructs sheet 8 Repeat for weaknesses, but use green

dots

THE PLACEMAT 8 neurological functions Sub skills under each help us to pinpoint

areas of strengths and weaknesses With this knowledge a specific,

individual plan can be created to remedy and fortify a child’s neurological profile

CASE STUDY- NATHAN How does knowing a child’s strength

and weakness help in determining his/her profile?

Link to misunderstood minds part 1 Link to Misunderstood minds part 2

CAN YOU PINPOINT? Appears fatigued when working Mental Energy ControlsConfuses steps of procedure and

instructionsTemporal Spatial orderingDoesn’t care for the opinion of othersSocial CognitionRushes through workProduction controls

What is the hardest task we ask kids to do?

WRITING!!!!

Nothing but writing brings together so many of the neurological constructs

Rules…MemoryCreative ideas…Higher Order CognitionHolding the pencil…Neuromotor FunctionsPacing, editing…AttentionWrite on the line…Spatial OrderingExpression…Receptive and Expressive

Language

How can we help a child succeed?

GETTING A MIND REALIGNED; NOT REDESIGNED

Management by Profile

Demystification Accommodation Intervention at breakdown points Strengthening strengths and

affinities Protection from humiliation Other services

ALL KINDS OF MINDS All kinds of minds website

CAN YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING?

Who is Mel Levine and what is his mission?

2. What is All Kinds Of Minds?

3. What are the 8 neurological functions of the brain

4. How can we support students with all kinds of minds?

Every child CAN succeed!

Every child CAN

succeed!