Environments Teachers Need to Create
-students feel safe without fear for their physical safety
-teachers should be calm, encouraging, and vulnerable to create this environment
Safe Environment
info needs to be:
-meaningful
-interesting
-relevant
Context is Everything
-your brain and its speed change
-teachers should grade for learning and allow retakes
Students Learn at Different Speeds
-improves engagement, attention, and learning
-teachers should do walk-around activities and allow fidget toys in class
Movement
-students know what to expect & what happens if they don't follow expectations
Routine Environment
-breaking down lots of info into separate parts to learn it
-teachers should enforce practice after each 2-4 concepts are introduced
We Learn in Chunks
-students can go deeper in learning
-there are different levels of understanding
-teachers should give pre-assessments
-both special aspects
-one can trigger stress
-teacher should make review games collaborative
-need to take into account students with sensory issues or physical limitations
-can't make it too distracting
-teachers should make it fit their teaching style and personality
Physical Environment
-our brains are built to forget
-teachers should use images and peer teaching
Forgetting is Natural
-thinking about thinking
-teachers should allow corrections and build in time for reflections
Metacognition
-learning is a social process
-we respond to social stimuli
-teachers should prompt discussions and interact with students
Social Environment
-info sticks more every time you hear or see something
-teachers should use formatives to check for misunderstandings
Review is Critical
-30-60 second break from learning
Brain Breaks
-help to strengthen memories
-inhibit learning
-teachers should be reliable, tell stories, and offer to help with students' emotions
Emotional Environment
-students have different learning styles and intelligences
Students Learn in Different Ways
-self-awareness
-teachers should provide time for group meditation
Mindfulness