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Jean BlaydesAction Based Learningwww.actionbasedlearning.comNeuroscience supports the need for Quality Physical EducationThe Benefits of ExerciseExercise boosts brain function Exercise improves cognitionExercise strengthens memoryExercise prepares the brain to learnExercise regulates behaviorExercise weakens the ill effects of povertyExercise can positively change the brain
Movement Physical Activity ExerciseExercise Grows Brain Cells
www.actionbasedlearning.com4Embodied CognitionUsing gestures, actions and motions to understand concepts
Movement anchors learning through our senses to increase retention and retrieval of memory11-13-15ABC Pathways Mat5Emotional PunctuationCelebrations to build MINDSETwww.actionbasedlearning.comAbout 85% of students prefer to process KINESTHETICALLYwww.actionbasedlearning.com
How do we learn?
PE builds the Framework for LearningNeuron
9Neurons are thinking cells Neuron AxonMyelinSynapseDendritesSecondary dendritic branching
www.actionbasedlearning.comAmydala research10This is your BRAINYour brain is about the size of 2 fists put togetherInformation flows back and forth, side to side and up and downCorpus CallosumMotor CortexThree basic motor movements:Crawling to WalkingJumpingRolling
www.actionbasedlearning.comBrain ModelBran ChallengesGotchaQuikc Math11Cerebellular TrainingThe cerebellum and the Pre frontal Cortex are connected. The PFC controls memory, language, emotions, social skills, and attention. If the cerebellum is off, then cognitive function suffers. Physical patterns and skills challenge the cerebellum and it grows quicker. Cerebellular exercises that cross the midline enlist more parts of the brain for well developed attention systems. Budde 2008What makes us MOVE is also what makes us THINKSoul Man13Exercise benefits the BRAIN firstwww.actionbasedlearning.comExercise changes the brain at a MOLECULAR LEVEL Brain fuel is oxygen and glucose Neurogenesis Secondary dendritic branching Neurotransmitters BDNFBDNF BonnieEndorphins, Serotonin, Cortisol, Dopamine14Exercise makes you SmarterBDNF floods the brain Aids mental sharpness and the ability to learn and memorizeBDNF increase could alleviate the symptoms of ADHD
Dartmouth Michaels Hopkins 5/2012www.actionbasedlearning.comEXERCISE is encoded in our geneswww.actionbasedlearning.com
Playwww.actionbasedlearning.comPlay is found in every speciesThe more intelligent the species the more play is involved
Stuart Brown The Science of PlayThe CHAIR is the least effective environment for LEARNING!
Chair activity18John Medina, author of Brain Rules says, "The human brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related to surviving in an outdoor setting in unstable meteorological conditions and to do so in near constant motion. So...if you wanted to design a learning environment that was directly opposed to what the brain is naturally good at doing ~ you'd design a frickin classroom!
Average composite of 20 students brains taking the same testBRAIN AFTER SITTING QUIETLYBRAIN AFTER 20 MINUTE WALK
Research/scan compliments of Dr. Chuck Hillman University of IllinoisThe Good N.E.W.S.What puts the body into balance physically Nutrition Exercise Water Sleepwww.actionbasedlearning.comShow the ABC NEWS clip21Action Based Classroomswww.actionbasedlearning.comBody Brain Adventure for grades 3-8 Body Legs Muscles Bones Hands/Feet Eyes Heart Brain
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www.actionbasedlearning.comPhysical Education is central to the Learning ProcessWhy PE?Rodney29Action Based LearningJean Blaydeswww.actionbasedlearning.com