This refers to teaching methods, lesson and school designs based on the latest scientific research about how the brain learns, cognitive development and how students learn differently.
100
The cerebellum.
What is the area of the brain most associated with motor control, located at the back of the brain.
100
Social Neuroscience
What is the study of brains in a social environment.
100
Motivation
This is the drive or willingness to be active combined with the actual behavior.
100
Females
Easily quantified, physical differences distinguish the brains of males and ___________.
200
Adaptability, Integration and Sophistication
What are the three relevant and essetial features that help to establish the working brain.
200
Movement
Educators should integrate this into everyday learning in the form of stretching, energizers and seat changing.
200
Social grouping
Pair sharing, competitions, cooperative groups and unstructured social time are examples of this.
200
Demotivation
Learned helplessness, perceptions of threats, brain anomalies and drug use may cause this in students.
200
Critical
___________ thinking skills take time to learn because you're asking the brain to make changes in organization and connectivity.
300
Read to them.
What is one of the most important ways to prepare young children for academics.
300
Emotions
These drive attention, create meaning, memory pathways and regulate behavior.
300
Behavior
Animal studies suggest that position within a social group may influence brain chemistry, which in turn affects this.
300
Abstract rewards
Rewards in the form of acknowledgements (thank yous or compliments)are examples of this.
300
Early childhood
Children who attended these programs have better language fluency and social-emotional intelligence.
400
Nutrition
This is the basis for feeding a child's daily energy requirements and shaping their brain development.
400
Seasonal affective disorder
Studies suggest that exposure to bright light for extended periods can reduce the symptoms of this disorder in students.
400
Peer pressure
Social influence is a significant factor in adolescents decision making and may lead to this.
400
Feedback
This is one of the greatest sources of motivation and is seen in the form checklists, peer editing, group work and rubrics.
400
Memory
Rhymes, visualization, mnenomics and peg words can help improve this in brain.
500
Priming
This is an efficient way to prep learners for new content. It can be done in minutes or even seconds before exposure to learning.
500
Environment
Modifying, lighting seating and noise levels are all examples of creating optimal learning_________.
500
Cooperative learning
When done well, this type of learning teaches social skills, teamwork and bonding.
500
Supercamp
Eric Jenson's 10 day residential academic immersion program that incorporates many brain compatible suggestions for demotivation.
500
Twenty
The brain based education movement is now more than ___ years old.