Do Now: Try to read the colors of the ink instead of the words themselves.

Agenda: Malleable Intelligence MI Practice Course Goals Portfolios

Malleable Intelligence

Myth or Fact? You are born with a certain amount of intelligence, and cannot change how smart you are.

MYTH You may not know it, but….

Myth or Fact? Humans use less than 10% of their brains.

MYTH "We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources” -Albert Einstein

Myth or Fact? Your brain is fully developed.

MYTH Read: your brain is changing a lot right now. You’re brain grows the most during infancy, but undergoes significant growth and restructuring during adolescent years. Read: your brain is changing a lot right now.

Malleable Inteligence “Malleability of intelligence describes the processes by which intelligence may be augmented. These changes may come as a result of genetics, pharmacological factors, psychological factors, behavior, or environmental conditions”

Neurons What are specialized brain cells called?

We are born with ~100,000,000,000 neurons That means there are more cells in your brain than there are people on this planet!!!

The interconnected brain How does the brain process information?

Neural Networks The first time two neurons “talk”, they have a slow connection Repeated “talking” makes connections stronger and grows more connections

Using the same neurons together over and over makes the connection faster, and increases brain size!

Making new Connections Learning: create new relationships between neurons Remembering: strengthen the connections between neurons

“Amateurs practice until they get it right “Amateurs practice until they get it right. Experts practice until they cannot get it wrong.”

What does this look like?

Summary “People are, to a large extent, in charge of their own intelligence. Being smart - and staying smart - is not just a gift, not just a product of their genetic good fortune. It is very much a product of what they put into it.” -Carol S. Dweck

So… what? How is this connected to this course?

Goals Grade-Wise Learning-Wise Before you can really get going, you need to set a high (but achievable) goal for this year: Grade-Wise Learning-Wise

What does this mean and why is this important? Goals Before you can really get going, you need to set a high (but achievable) goal for this year: Grade-Wise Learning-Wise What does this mean and why is this important?

Goals Take 5-6 minutes to write two (specific) goals for yourself: 1st: grade/percentage goal 2nd: for what you ultimately hope to learn as a result of taking Forensic Science (This will be filed in a portfolio you will take at the end of the school year)

Portfolios & Reminders Label your graded work folder with your first & last name. Personalize your portfolio Dossier due Monday Syllabus/Contract signed due Monday