Inputs comes from the five senses;

Processed in the thalamus;

Suspicious: amygdala activated

Frontal lobes: olds new data for 5 to 20 seconds

Second consideration: new explicit learning in the hypocampus

Really important: organized and indexed and stored in the by the cortex occipital, temporal;

Increase neuronal network: number of synapses

(and/or simultaneously processed in other parts)

Visual: occipital lobe;

Language: temporal lobe;

Emergencies: symphatetic nervous system;

Most information is lost

First information high speed, storage may take hours to weeks

Humans learn in several ways: sensitization, habituation, conditioned responses, semantic learning, imitation, by doing.

Be succinct;

Use modelling (concrete examples);

Be a coach;

Be understanding then judgmental;

Be tactfull

They need explanation

Just let them sleep

Dangers about substance abuse

Trial and error learning

Feedback: model building; peer editing; gallery walk; pair-sharing; student presentations; competitive games;video; checklist;

food

Diverse ways to learn

Learning from mistakes

input; processing input by trial and error; communication

Emotions enhance memory

Compelling questions

Role-modelling

celebrations

Physical activity

Controversy

Rituals

Getting personal

risk: public speaking, pair-sharing, role-model, meeting new people;

Excitement: public performance, science fair, debate, field trip, relay races.

Urgency: activity with less time then needed, add extra time

Pleasure: finishing on time, less homework, take home something done at class, sit with a friend.

setting goals on the move

Role plays

Energizers: touch seven colors by order

Quick games: ball games for review; convincing the partner;

Cross-laterals

Stretching

Physical education

Seating

Temperature

Lighting

Noise

Warm yellow: three walls students face

light blue on the rear

Contrasting colors: red/yellow to stimulate, light blue to calm

Unattached chairs;

Student positions in different ways

Stand for breaf learning periods

Posture while seating

Group carefully: 3 max, not friends;

19-23ºC (68-72 ºF)

Bright light: daylight

Limit exposure to darkness

Class outside

measure noise level

Soften noise level

Intense cognitive activities low noise

Information gathering

Quick social connection

Balance between social and individual work/events/activities

cooperative learning

Social skills instruction

Strong goals/relevant experiences

Encouragment

Exercise choice

Role-model joy of learning

Successfull team

Feedback

More time when they are in the flow time

past graduates to share their experience

Eliminate threat

Daily goals

Positive influence: rituals, drama, movement, celebration

Relevant curriculum and coherent activities

Gender

Relevance

Activity: movement

Repetition

Real-life experiences: practice

Maturing brain: mental practice, arts, music, end-goal projects, computer tasks, delicate experiments

Identifying feelings, discuss emotional states and literary/movie characters

Males more physical, impulsive

Females use more language, work cooperatively and more social

Flashcards

Pair up and reteach: correct errors and consolidate info

Give directions, one at the time

Theater, manipulations, dance, steps and topics

mind maps, review log book, share with you partner

Tests: relaxation exercises, quizes (group), retrieval clues, rhymes, mnemonics, oral reviews, repeating content presentations, create drawings, pictures, mind maps.

Lesson: important material first and last, global understanding first; peer teaching;summarize in their own words: breaking it in smaller parts;

Students steel need: facts, directions, references, safety info

Read poetry, textbooks, letters, novels

compare material, summarize what was learned, make a rhyme about key ideas, turn the learning into a drawing

analyze and critique from different points of view

regroup the material into different categories

practice an automation

happy occasions, celebration, storytelling

Before class: who are they? What environment?

During class: engagement/motivation; framing; acquisition; elaboration; memory strengthening;

After class: settling time and rest; review an revision;

Outside the box

Curriculum connections

Assessment

Staff development

Teacher support