1. BrainRules Adapted from the book “Brain Rules” by Dr. John Medina

2. Your business is brain development and you need to know how the brain works.

3. This is John Medina.

4. He knows how these work.

6. 12 Brain Rules exercise Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain power. survival Rule #2: The human brain evolved, too. wiring Rule #3: Every brain is wired differently. attention Rule #4: We don’t pay attention to boring things. short-term memory Rule #5: Repeat to remember. long-term memory Rule #6: Remember to repeat.

7. sleep Rule #7: Sleep well, think well. 12 Brain Rules stress Rule #8: Stressed brains don’t learn the same way. sensory integration Rule #9: Stimulate more of the senses. vision Rule #10: Vision trumps all other senses. gender Rule #11: Male and female brains are different. exploration Rule #12: We are powerful and natural explorers.

8. 3 Brain Rules This presentation focuses on three… exercise Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain power. vision Rule #10: Vision trumps all other senses. attention Rule #4: We don’t pay attention to boring things.

9. Rule #1 Exercise boosts brain power.

10. A brilliant survival strategy…move!

11. Our brains became most powerful under conditions where motion was constant.

12. …not whilloungingaround.

13. Will you age like Frank or like Jim?

14. Jim is withering away in a nursing home. Frank is sharp and productive as an architect.

15. Jim is withering away in a nursing home. Frank is sharp and productive as an architect.

16. If you are a couch potato you are more likely to age like Jim.

17. A lifetime of exercise results in an elevation of cognitive performance.

18. Physical activity is cognitive candy!

19. Kids pay better attention when they’ve had exercise.

20. Physically fit children feel better, have higher self esteem and less anxiety… …all of which can improve academic performance

21. …all of which can improve academic performance

22. We were not designed to sit in a classroom or a cubicle for 8 hour stretches.

23. Exercise is the closest thing we have to a magic bullet for improving human health

24. We need to move!

25. Rule #4 We don’t pay attentionto boring things.

26. What do we pay attention to?

27. Our previous experiences influence what we pay attention to.

28. Our interests influence what we pay attention to.

29. Our awareness influences what we pay attention to.

30. Emotions capture our attention.

31. Emotionally arousing events are better remembered.

32. Emotions focus attention on the “gist” of an experience not on the details.

33. Understanding the “gist” of an event leads to understanding the meaning behind it.

34. Our brains cannot multi-task.

35. Our attention can only be shifted, not shared.

36. Here is what happens in our brains every time we are interrupted…

37. Step 1. Shift alert Step 2. Rule activation for task #1 Step 3. Disengagement Step 4. Rule activation for task #2

38. What was I saying? People who are interrupted take 50% longerto complete a task and make 50% more errors.

39. If you need to concentrate… create an interruption free zone.

40. The brain needs a break.

41. Your student’s get full after consuming too much information.

42. They check out after 10 minutes.

43. After 9 minutes and 59 seconds, “bait the hook” to bring them back into your instruction

44. The hook should trigger an emotion. The hook should have relevancy. The hook should transition between lessons

45. Rule #10 Vision trumps all other senses.

46. We see with our brains.

47. Vision is by far our most dominant sense, taking up half of our brain’s resources. Other Stuff Vision

48. What we see is what our brains tell us we see, and it’s kind of guessing.

49. The brain bases it guesses on our prior experience with events in our past.

50. We have better recall for pictures. Your bullet points gave a good summary of the main points… …too bad I’m probably going to forget them

51. Hear a piece of information and three days later you will remember 10% of it.

52. Add a picture and you will remember 65%.

53. Our brain tries to make sense of certain features in letters and that takes time.

54. “Communicate with pictures more than words.” -John Medina

55. Rule #10 Vision trumps all other senses.

56. Go to brainrules.net for additional resources.