EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES:what’s the brain got to do with it?
Brain functionAttentionMemory
BRAIN DIAGRAMBRAIN DIAGRAM
Hearing words creates hot spots Hearing words creates hot spots mainly in the temporal lobe of the mainly in the temporal lobe of the
cortex. Seeing words mainly cortex. Seeing words mainly involves areas in the occipital involves areas in the occipital
lobes.lobes.
HEARING WORDS SEEING WORDS
THALAMUS: TEENAGEATTENTION-GETTING REGION
LIMBIC SYSTEM- TEEN LIMBIC SYSTEM- TEEN THINKING CENTERTHINKING CENTER
EMOTIONS
MOTIVATION MORE & LESS
EMOTIONAL ASSOCIATION
ExternalStimulus
Initial ProcessingRetrieval
Repetition
Forgotten
Forgotten
Coding
LEARNING & MEMORYLEARNING & MEMORY
• Learning: A change in the nervous system Learning: A change in the nervous system caused by some event that in turn causes a caused by some event that in turn causes a
change in behavior. change in behavior.
Learning in nervous system: Requires a Learning in nervous system: Requires a change in the physical structure or change in the physical structure or
biochemistry of a synapse. Process is called biochemistry of a synapse. Process is called synaptic plasticitysynaptic plasticity. .
LEARNING & MEMORYLEARNING & MEMORY
A group of neurons is repeatedly activated by new stimuli.
Synaptic connections between them will be strengthened.
Circuit will contain the new information.•
Neurons that fire together- wire together.
LEARNING & MEMORYSTRATEGIES
Positive ClimateGlobal thinking/connections
PredictionsUndivided Attention
Higher Motivation-GoalsDirected Focus
Retention During Learning EpisodeRetention During Learning Episode
Time in Minutes
0 10 20 30 40
Deg
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Prime-time-1
Down-time
Prime-time-2
Levels of Concern vs.
Degree of LearningD
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Level of Concern
Hake (1998)
Types of Assessments• ONE-Minute Paper: End of class-
Brief check of student understanding
• Muddiest Point: End of class- check muddy/misunderstanding
METHODS:• One-Sentence Summary
• Directed Paraphrasing of concept• Classroom Opinion Polls
INTERACTIVE NATURE OF HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING by L. Dee Fink
Content DrivenTeaching-centered Instruction
THROUGHOUT CLASS
• THE PRIMARY GOAL IS:
ACTIVE LEARNINGNOT THIS---
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