Neuroscicence of Info
During the first stage, the brain decides what information it should pay attention to.
What is Input?
Getting the brain's attention
What is Ignite?
Back and forth chant that cues the brain that something in particular is going to happen.
What is Call and Response?
Informal and formal conversations with other community members, students also acquire the "mental tools" for processing information.
What is Talk to Learn or instructional conversation?
If the brain decides it wants to let in this information and seek to understand what it means, it sends the info on to the next phase...
What is Elaboration?
Making information digestible
What is Chunk?
Upbeat clip used to signal the start of some specific type of learning. Common multicultural attention-getting cue.
What is Music?
Individuals or teams prepare work on a given theme that they perform before judges and an audience.
What is Rhythmic Mnemonics in Song or Spoken Word Poetry?
This stage focuses on giving the brain opportunities to apply this new knowledge through deliberate practice and real life application.
What is Application?
Actively processing new information
What is Chew?
Type of opening that provoke us and create a gentle disequilibrium. Ex: eye-opening quote, challenging puzzle, outrageous statement, powerful images
What is Provocations?
Explicit comparisons that help students move beyond memorization to deeper comprehension.
What is Metaphors and Analogies?
Having a chance to apply new learning
What is Review?
A short, intense, and semi-structured activity that allows students to engage in culturally congruent ways.
What is Talk?
"Verbal battles" similar to DJ battles common in Hip Hop.
What is Word Play and Humor?