School On The Brain 2010

They Were Wrong: The Brain at School

ready for a quick math problem?

multiply

8,388,628 by 2

how about a kid who can tell you the exact time of day?

or a girl who can correctly determine the exact size of an object from 20 feet away?

<50 IQ

we really don’t know!

“If you wanted to create an educational environment that was directly opposed to what the brain is good at doing . . .

“. . . you would probably design something like a modern classroom.” John Medina Brain Rules

birth of the present system

they were wrong

“We need to care about the research and the evidence of what works. Not knowing this constitutes educational malpractice.” James Stronge What Works in Schools

What is learning?

“Learning is the building & strengthening of connections between brain neurons”

Pat Wolfe 2007

so what’s memory?

Ability to activate previously constructed connections

“The brain developed to solve problems relating to surviving in an unstable, outdoor environment and to do so in near constant motion.” John Medina Brain Rules

can I eat it?

can it eat me?

can I have sex with it?

what then . . . is your job?

convince a 13 year old that writing a five paragraph essay is vital for her survival

how we do that?

brain keeps only 1%

what does it keep?

does new content connect to something I already know?

does new content connect to a strong emotion?

prior knowledge

how does your brain work?

you’ve got 20 seconds

write the following number from memory

17766024365911

you’ve got 20 seconds

Declaration of Independence

Minutes, hours & days

1776 60-24-365 911

4 squares of history

Draw an event that happened a year ago

Draw an event that happened 10 years ago

Draw an event that happened fifty years ago

Draw an event that happened a 1000 years ago

data information knowledge wisdom

whatcha thinking?

something more specific?

when does American history begin?

when does it end?

you often get this view of history

what’s wrong with this view of history?

can Google Earth help?

leaves out voices

leaves out voices ignores international events

leaves out voices ignores international events creates a skewed view of chronology

Ready Set Go Whoa What do I What new What new What know? information do I information do I questions do I think I will have? still have about gather? the topic?

Visual Discrepant Event Inquiry

when? where? what?

emotion

can be good or bad

flight or fight

this happens before “thinking” occurs

“bad” emotion always beats cognition

survival isn’t always about physical threats

If you’re a kid, what are some examples of non-physical threats?

Reading aloud Pop quizzes Test Family crisis Tornado, fire, Falling in love intruder drills Group work Teacher behaviors PE locker room Bullies, middle Not knowing the school girls hidden curriculum Presentations and rules

how about emotion in a good way?

Civil War images

video games

“One reason why habits are so difficult to dislodge is that we literally have to rewire . . . the brain. It is much more than just changing our minds.” Geoffrey Caine

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School On The Brain 2010

by Glenn Wiebe on Feb 02, 2010

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