The Brain
What drug is released when your brain is happy?
Dopamine
What learner type will 70% of your class be a part of?
1
True or False: Differentiation is only for outliers.
False-- it's for everyone!!
OPEN BOOK:
What are the climate variables in a brain-friendly classroom?
Comfort, physical and psychological safety, teacher acceptance, peer acceptance.
Where will Marty teach this fall?
Boys Town
What part of the brain is known as a switching station that directs communication between the lower brain and upper brain?
Amygdala
Which learner type would prefer clear expectations for tasks?
3
Name two ways you could offer choice when starting a research project?
Topic choice, presentation choice, learning environment....
OPEN BOOK:
What are the task variables in a brain-friendly classroom?
Task clarity, task relevance, and learners perceived capacity to be successful.
What is Marty's wife name?
What percent of your sensory intake is actually received by the brain?
1%
Which learner type would prefer independent work time?
2
What does teaching up mean?
Start by planning for your advance students and then scaffold based on other students needs.
What practice might you use to help your students become aware of their emotional state, regulate their triggers, and identify an anchor?
Mindfulness and/or Meditation
What website does Marty suggest for mindfulness?
Calm
Which of these is not a element of the video game model:
a: Goal buy in
b: Achievable challenge
c: RAS
d: Frequent assessment with Specific Feedback
C
Which learner type would prefer creative opportunities to showcase learning?
4
"Students learn more eagerly, readily, and successfully when the learning environment feels ______ to them and when they feel the teacher ______ in their capacity to succeed."
1. Positive
2. Believes
What questions should you work through to complete the 4mat wheel?
Why? What? How? What if?
How long has Marty been teaching?
37 years
What are the 2 stages of development (age ranges) in which the brain grows the most?
0-3 years old
10-13 years old (10 to adolescence)
Select a learner type and name someone who exhibits those characteristics and why.
Great ideas!!!
What is the definition of differentiation?
An instructional approach that acknowledges the reality that students differ in ways that significantly affect their learning.
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What learning type is Marty AND is he left brained or right brained?
4 and Right Brain