Today's Quote:
Recap:
Yes, I really did tell my students they should not go home and immediately begin their homework. I teach from the evidence behind brain-based learning that governs how people learn the best. The research shows that the traditional way of teaching has been good up to this point, but that, given society's technological push, students don't learn in the traditional way. First, teachers must realize and apply the idea of how brains develop. To successfully keep a child's attention, you need to take the child's age and divide it by two. The resulting number is the number of minutes you can reasonably expect to hold that child's focus to one task. So if you have a twelve-year-old child, you can hold their attention for about six minutes.
Secondly, children (and adults) learn in chunks. A really poor, but graphic analogy of the brain, is to imagine a little guy standing in a small room with shelves. As new boxes (information) are sent to the room, he quickly and loosely organizes them on the shelves to keep the floor area clear. As he puts boxes on the shelf, if he gets too many, some boxes begin to fall off the back of the shelf and are lost. This is your short-term memory. As a teacher, and remembering the age limit factor to tasks, when you take a break the little guy can now begin to take the boxes and reorganize them while looking over them, and move them to long term memory.
This is why I told students when they go home they should take a quick (20 minute) "cat nap". It gives their brain a chance to decompress and allows the little guy to slow down. When they wake up, they should have a simple sugar snack such as a piece of fruit; definitely NOT a carb or protein at this point. Then, they should begin their studies, working with their hardest or least favorite subject first. Students should study or work for 10 to 15 minutes and then take a short break and come back. This pattern should repeat through the course of their studies. They should also have a well-appointed study space that does not have them laying down; your brain takes the body's horizontal position to mean that it is time to rest , and so, it produces neurotransmitters designed to start the relaxation process.
Student's homework, that is due today, is to review their study space and design the one that would best help them learn.
A Dozen Important Brain Based Concepts- For parents and teachers
Entry Task/ Brain Bender:
(This should be written in your journal, every day!)
Timed Test
Quick discussion: How is integrity like a compass?
Agenda:
Handout Class Syllabi-
Handout REMIND- Biology 1
Who are you?- take the quiz. Write your learning style down in your syllabus. Email a copy to yourself AND to me Thomas.allison1@marion.k12.fl.us
Write your Desk/computer number down in your syllabus
Homework: ALL CLASSES
Watch the videos Brain Based Learning.
Successful Learners: How Does My Brain work?
During your viewing, take notes and be prepared to come in and lead the discussion tomorrow.
Biology 1:
Year at a Glance
Unit Essential Question:
Key Learning Statement:
Marion Military Academy is the best school in the District to teach young men and women leadership skills and how to be good citizens. It is worth fighting for.
Quizlet for period 1
Quizlet for Period 2
Quizlet for Period 4
Quizlet for Period 6
Quizlet for period 1
Quizlet for Period 2
Quizlet for Period 4
Quizlet for Period 6
Intensive English/ Writing:
Year at a Glance
Unit Essential Question:
Key Learning Statement:
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