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Brain-Based Learning: A Teaching in Science and Art
Christie Gayheart
Jefferson Middle
Midland Public
Teaching: A Science & Art
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
~Mark Van Doren
Reflect on Your Own Lessons
• What strategies are you already using?
• Which strategies do you wish to know more about?
• How could you become more proficient?
Top 10 Guidelines for Planning
1. Needs to be Fun!!! 2. Brains are unique.3. Practice does not make perfect.4. Rehearsal is essential for retention.5. Lecture = lowest degree of retention.6. Working memory has limited capacity.7. Past experience affects new learning.8. Emotions affect all learning aspect.9. Brain seeks patterns for meaning.10. Learning engages the entire person (cognitive,
affective and psychomotor domains).
Unit Planning
(Wolfe, P. 55, 69)
Lesson Planning
(Wolfe, P. 76-77)
No matter the style…the lesson components fit! (Sousa, 277-278)
Direct Teaching
Demonstration Concept Attain
Socratic Method
Cooperative Learing
Simulation & Games
Independent Instruction
Drill& Practice
AnticipatorySet X X X X X XLessonObjective X X X X X XPurpose X X X X X X XInput X X X X X XModeling X X X X X XCheckForUnderstanding
X X X X X X X X
Guided Practice X X XClosure X X X X X X X XIndependentPractice X X X X
When planning…Timing matters!!!
• Consider what you will do when:
– “Prime-time-1” • (First 10-15 minutes)
• New material
– “Down-time”• (15-30 minutes into hour)
• Practice
– “Prime-time-2”• (30-50 minutes into hour)
• Closure (Sousa, 90)
Making Lessons an Art
Activate
• Ideas
– Think-pair-share
– KWL
– Mind map
• Toolbox
– What I know about…
– KWL or KLEW
– Brilliant Thinking Wheel
– Active Reading Card: Predicting- (Reciprocal Teaching Cooperative Learning Activity)
– Reading Guides: Pre-reading
Acquire
• Ideas
– Direct teaching
– Mini lecture
– Video clip
– Jigsaw
– Text reading
– Problem-based learning
• Toolbox
– Vocabulary Wheel
– Active Reading Cards (Reciprocal Teaching Cooperative Learning Activity)
– Lesson Inspection
– Brain Saver
– Event Web
Apply, Practice, Formative Assessment
• Ideas
– Venn Diagrams
– Note taking
– Word Web
– Pop quiz
– Experiments
– Projects
– Problem solving
• Toolbox
– Review KWL or KLEW
– Review Active Reading Cards
– Review Lesson Inspection
– VENN Diagram
– Web Template
– Exit Cards: Thoughts/Facts/Solving
Summative Assessment, Closure and Reflection
• Ideas
– Revisit KWL or KLEW
– Post reading/writing reflections
– Exit cards/Ticket out
– Mind maps/webs
– Presentations
– Demonstrations
• Toolbox
– KWL or KLEW
– Reading/Video/Demo guides
– Brain Saver
– Active Reading Cards (Summarizing)
– VENN Diagram
– Web template
Enjoy your Teacher Toolbox
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