Becoming Presentation Zen

A shift away from presenter towards storyteller

Tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppdigital/2054989998/

The new face of best practice

http://www.slideshare.net/kevingee/the-science-of-presentations-presentation

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Unlocking Learning: Meeting the Learning Needs of All Students through Differentiating Instruction

Meeting the Learning Needs of All Students through Differentiating Instruction

Provide Regular Opportunities for Students to Have Choice Where can you insert choice in your program? Where they learn How they learn With whom they work How they demonstrate what they know, understand and can do? Choice Should be Both Guided and Limited Have both “Must do’s” and May Do’s”

Where can you insert choice in your program?

Where they learn

How they learn

With whom they work

How they demonstrate what they know, understand and can do?

Choice Should be Both Guided and Limited

Have both “Must do’s” and May Do’s”

Meaning is another way to get students’ attention….. Teacher is often the bridge between curriculum and experience

… emotional hooks are necessary to long term learning; Emotions are the gatekeepers to the intellect … negative emotions can be blocks to learning ” Robin Fogarty Brain Compatible Classrooms

Implications: There is no such thing as “not paying attention” What our brain pays attention to is influenced by a number of factors, which we as teachers need to be aware of and be willing to take advantage of. Novelty and other unconscious sensory activities help students to focus and to participate Choice needs to be regularly available in our program to engage students brains Try new activities involving a variety of tasks.

There is no such thing as “not paying attention”

What our brain pays attention to is influenced by a number of factors, which we as teachers need to be aware of and be willing to take advantage of.

Novelty and other unconscious sensory activities help students to focus and to participate

Choice needs to be regularly available in our program to engage students brains

Try new activities involving a variety of tasks.

After

Differentiating Instruction http://www.flickr.com/photos/phamngoctu/1573489583/

Opportunity for choice is important http://www.flickr.com/photos/colloidfarl/1301621218/

The Teacher is the bridge between curriculum and learning http:// www.flickr.com/photos/leeziet/2971923927 /

Students pay attention when curriculum is made meaningful http:// www.flickr.com/photos/leeziet/2971923927 /

There are strong connections between emotions and learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeziet/2971923927/