Post on 25-Dec-2015
*BrainSMART Teaching Stratagies
Donna Wilson PhD, Author Former Teacher, Psychologist, & Teacher Educator
Co-developer of the M.S. and Ed.S. focused on Brain-Based Teaching
with Nova Southeastern University
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*Objectives for this Session
*Learn BrainSMART strategies for teaching.
*Use some of our graduates favorite strategies.
*Experience why modeling is important for teaching and student learning.
*Acquire content for possible sharing with your students’ parents.
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* Meet D’Jon McNair
I learned important information from my study of mind, (psychology) brain, & education and strategies for helping my students achieve more academic success… Effective Teaching, Successful
Students
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An Example: Your Stories from Yesterday
Wiring in stories prepares children for reading success. They internalize the structure of stories from our home culture. Then they learn to read about others. You might want to share with parents.
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Retention Probability Index
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Adapted from Sousa, D. (1995). How the brain learns. Reston, VA: National Association Secondary School Principals.
Meet Teacher Aaron Rhode
“The H.E.A.R. strategy is so important for me to teach I usually teach it at the beginning of school each year. We practice it often.”
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Retention Probability Index
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Adapted from Sousa, D. (1995). How the brain learns. Reston, VA: National Association Secondary School Principals.
Ensure reading success with strategies to get students motivated to read each day!
Transfer to Reading
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Strategy: Chapterscape
Let students act out key elements of a favorite book chapter
Use nonlinguistic learning Great way to build
elements of a story Develop plot, characters,
and motivation
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Strategy: Character Smart
Making meaning with visual and kinesthetic experiences
Student selects a character from a book
They then prepare and perform a short dialogue
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Example Character Smart
Dressed in a large blue windbreaker with a couple of pillows a fourth grade boy changed himself into Augustus Gloop from Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory. After creating a brief script he summarized his dilemmas in a two minute perfomance.
(Adapted from the work of Richard Allington)
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Strategy Reading and Oral Language Development: Talk Show
Students pretend to be a character from a book.
They are interviewed on a talk show.
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Strategy for Families: Thinking Strategy (Prediction)
Parents can help students to become expert at predicting by practicing this skill during commercials (mute, recall, and predict). For example, when watching a video or movie ask what do you think will happen next?
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The Whole Child
The body, mind, and brain system are one. So, at school we should respect that our students’ mind and brain systems need to be able to move some throughout their learning day so they are ready to learn with all systems ‘go’ for active minds-on learning like this boy.
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* SMART PegsOne of 60 BrainSMART
Strategies in Introductory Teaching Text
Memory Principles Used
LocationImaginationCelebration
BrainSMART: 60 Strategies for Increasing Student Learning
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* Strategy: Smart PegsContent: 10 Foods For Health and
Learning BlueberriesNutsSalmonBroccoliBananas
Frozen Yogurt
Olive OilBrown BreadSpinachTomatoes
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Retention Probability Index
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Adapted from Sousa, D. (1995). How the brain learns. Reston, VA: National Association Secondary School Principals.
Use the number of pegs needed for …
Help students understand how well they can learn and remember. Parts of speech. Continents of the world You decide based on your students and content!
Examples of Transfer Across Content Areas
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* Meet Deanna Evans: Thinking Strategies Are Keys to
Success
“I am developing a plan to teach my middle school students how to develop thinking skills for literacies and life. This is the most important thing I can do for them.”
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* BrainSMART Strategy: Teach Comparisons (1 of 25 of Our Thinking for Results Strategies)
Comparisons is a basic core cognitive skill for increasing student achievement. Students need to learn to compare spontaneously.
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*Choose Your Food Choose Your Mood
ProteinDopamineAlert
Carbohydrate SerotoninSleepy
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* Comparisons can be a matter of life and death.
HDL “Healthy”Removes LDL
and Reduces Risk of Heart DiseaseLDL “Lousy”
Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
Source: Real Age
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*Comparisons - Drinks Soda – 8 oz.
10 Teaspoons Sugar 150 Calories
1 ½ Miles
Mineral Water – 8 oz.
Sugar – 0 Calories – 0
Miles = 0
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*Comparisons - Pizza Pizza Hut Tossed
Veggie Lovers – 3 Slices
Calories 550 Total Fat 14 Saturated Fat 6
Papa John’s All Meats – 3 Slices
Calories 1, 180 Total Fat 78 Saturated Fat 27
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*Comparisons – Fast Foods Subway’s 6” Sub
260 Calories 5 Grams of Fat 1 Gram Saturated Fat
2.6 Miles
Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing
3,010 Calories 217 Grams Fat 91 Grams Saturated
Fat 30 Miles
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* BrainSMART HealthWise ResultsBrookshire Elementary School
* Results of Study
* Vegetable group 2.62 +54%
* Fruit group 4.59 +83.2%
* Fat/oil/sweet 2.68 -32.8%
Source for Evaluation: Drs .Wang and Byers at the University of Central Florida for Winter Park Health Foundation
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Summary: A Few of the Teaching and Learning Strategies You’ve
Learned
Selected Strategies Importance of Modeling Teaching with Passion, Stories &
Strategies “Chunking” 8 Minute Rule Using Experiences in Classroom Teaching Thinking Strategies Educating Parents: Practical
Optimism, Thinking Strategies, Movement, & Nutrition
Location and Non-Linguistic Strategies for Memory
Memory Scape and SMART Pegs Positive Learning States
Gratitude and Appreciation Listening [HEAR] Comparisons Structured Movement Leadership Can Propose Good
Nutrition for School
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