All Kinds of Minds
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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
Neuro-developm
entProfile
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!