Areas of the brain
The largest part of the diagram
frontal lobe
Area for vision and speech
occipital lobe
Area for memory, intelligence, behavior, emotions, motor function and smell
Frontal lobe
The ability to create knowledge
scientific knowledge
The three functions of executive functions
working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibition
located behind the frontal lobe
parietal lobe
Area for hearing smelling, memory and speech
Temporal lobe
The brains ability to change or adapt
Plasticity
Knowing who has other forms of knowledge
knowledge about experts
The fastest growth of the brain occurs...
during the prenatal through the early teen years
below the parietal lobe
occipital lobe
Area for body movem,ents and balance
Cerebellum
All learning is a result of these
experiences
Examples of this are; learning to ride a bike, swimming, completing a project or essay
implicit knowledge
The three sources Havighurst believed showed a child's readiness for a task
physical maturation, social pressures, inner pressures
to the right of the frontal lobe
temporal lobe
Area for breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes, sleep
brain stem
The brain weeds out connections with this process
Pruning
A skill that help[s people manage themselves and their resources to acieve goals
Executive functions
The intellectual, social and emotional skills that prepare children for the pressures of modern life
Essential life skills
smaller section above the brain stem
cerebellum
Area for pain, touch, sensations of hot and cold, speech
Parietal lobe
Offering the best experiences at the right times
Window of oportunity
This conceopt came to be when scientists realized rote memorization was not best for learning all tasks
developmental tasks
focus and self control, perspective taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, self directed and engaged learning
Galinsky's Seven Essential Life Skills