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MIND, BRAIN AND ELT Robert S. Murphy University of Nottingham Harvard Graduate School of Education Course: TESOL 3 Language Teaching Professionals 2016 version Saturday, March 19, 16

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MIND, BRAIN AND ELT

Robert S. MurphyUniversity of NottinghamHarvard Graduate School of Education

Course: TESOL 3Language Teaching Professionals

2016 version

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IN THIS COURSE:

The Neuron!

Cutting Edge Neuroscience!

Pecha Kucha: Creating Champion Students

Group work: Explore Creating Champion Students

Thinking Cap time! Design your own activities!

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What does a Neuron look like?

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POP QUIZ #1

• WHAT DOES A NEURON DO?

• HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?

• HOW DO NEURONS COMMUNICATE?

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POP QUIZ #1

• WHAT DOES A NEURON DO?

• HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?

• HOW DO NEURONS COMMUNICATE?

YES/NO relay station

100 Billion!!

send neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap-What is the “synaptic gap”? (next)

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Birth - 6m - JHS

Public Library AssociationQ. What do you notice?

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The Chinese Restaurant

but..., what is memory?

Do you like Chinese food?

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but..., what is memory?

Remember the Chinese Restaurant Story?

(1) What was the word count?

(2) What was the 14th sentence?

(3) Do a search for the adjectives.

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Booklike?

What is Memory?

Computer RAM-like?X XThere is no scientific proof of

memory in the brain!

Metaphors and Myths!

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What do we know?

We have “gist memory”.It must be reconstructed each time we

“recall”.

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Reduce rote memorization.Make the “understanding” visible.

Expect & depend upon reconstruction!Less stress, more practical!

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Hooked on prediction

What is the evolutionary

purpose of “memory”?

prediction of the future!

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Dirty Harry (1971)

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Dirty Harry (1971)

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Tap into the power of PREDICTION! “I gots to know!”

Addictive results, easy to do,natural for the brain

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CREATING CHAMPION STUDENTS!

Robert S. MurphyUniversity of Nottingham

NEUROSCIENCE FOR TEACHERS

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OUR BRAINS ARE NOT COMPUTERS

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MEMORIES ARE NOT REALLY HARD WIRED

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WE DON’T STORE THE DETAILS EITHER...

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WE HAVE GIST MEMORY

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EMOTIONS FUEL LEARNING

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WE LEARN FROM HAVING EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES

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OUR LIMBIC SYSTEM KEEPS EXCITING NETWORKS ALIVE LONGEST

PTSD

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WE ALSO LEARN QUICKLY ABOUT FOOD

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WE REMEMBER WHAT WE LOVE AND HATE

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WHAT ‘BOUT THE BORING DETAILS IN TEXTBOOKS?

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DOES REPETITION WORK?

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WE NEED TO PROVIDE AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS IN CLASSROOMS!

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WE SHOULD CHALLENGE THEIR CURIOSITY

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EMOTIONS, PROCESS BUILDING, AND “AHA” MOMENTS

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WHAT ELSE IS ESSENTIAL?

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HIPPOCAMPUS (BRAIN’S LIBRARIAN)

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BUT, HOW DO WE KEEP THEM MOTIVATED? (BY CHOICE!)

interesting

boring

boring

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HOW DO WE KEEP THEM MOTIVATED? (EMPOWERMENT)

let studentsteach each other

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HOW TO CREATECHAMPION STUDENTS!

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Thank you!

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INTENSIVE THINKING TIME!

Find a partner!Think together: What do this icons stand for?

RULES:

(textbook time)

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NEUROSCIENCE TALK

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Chaotic

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Functional

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Optimal

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Unity

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Chaotic

Functional

Optimal

Unity

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Explain the importance of ALIGNMENT

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DESIGN TIME!

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