Dr. Mel Levine Co Founder

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 1. Who is Mel Levine and what is his mission?  2. What is All Kinds Of Minds?  3. What are the 8 neurological functions of the brain  4. How can we support students with all kinds of minds?

 Top graduate at Brown University  Rhodes Scholar in Oxford  Graduate of Harvard Medical School where he completed paediatric training  A professor of Paediatrics at U of North Carolina  Director of the University's Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning

 I am a pediatrian with a mission. I am obsessed with helping children find success. Over the years working in all kinds of settings, I have been struck by the despairing flocks of boys and girls out there trying to make a go of it, but faltering badly, disappointing their teachers, their families and worst of all, themselves. It has to be hard, very hard, to be a disappointment. I have come to the conclusion that helping such children find their way is as much a part of paediatric care as curing asthma attacks and ear infections.  ( A Mind at a Time, p.14)

 We believe that all students should have the opportunity to find success in learning.  We believe all teachers should be learning experts. That all schools should be able to serve the needs of their diverse learners equally.  we believe once teachers understand how students learn and put that into practice—every day, with every student— achievement gaps will close

 Inspire optimism in the face of learning challenges  Discover and treasure unique learning profiles  Eliminate humiliation, blaming, and labeling of students  Leverage strengths and affinities  Empower students to find success

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Neuro- development Profile Environ -ment Emotional Factors Influence of Peers Physical Health Educational Experiences Cultural Values Family Factors Genetics

A,B,C 1,2,3 KEEPING TRACK OF TIME AND ORDER

VISUAL THINKING

UNDERSTANDING AND USING WORDS

CONTROLLING MOVEMENT

MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS

COMPLEX THINKING

1 Read descriptors and sort into a stronger pile and a weaker pile 2 Flip the stronger pile over 3 Look at the pictures of constructs 4 Double/triple up on any common pictures 5 Re-read descriptors of large piles 6 Narrow your 3 dominant constructs 7 Put a corresponding red dot on your constructs sheet 8 Repeat for weaknesses, but use green dots

 8 neurological functions  Sub skills under each help us to pinpoint areas of strengths and weaknesses  With this knowledge a specific, individual plan can be created to remedy and fortify a child’s neurological profile  CASE STUDY- NATHAN  How does knowing a child’s strength and weakness help in determining his/her profile?

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 Appears fatigued when working Mental Energy Controls  Confuses steps of procedure and instructions Temporal Spatial ordering  Doesn’t care for the opinion of others Social Cognition  Rushes through work Production controls

What is the hardest task we ask kids to do?

Nothing but writing brings together so many of the neurological constructs Rules…Memory Creative ideas…Higher Order Cognition Holding the pencil…Neuromotor Functions Pacing, editing…Attention Write on the line…Spatial Ordering Expression…Receptive and Expressive Language

How can we help a child succeed?

 Management by Profile  Demystification  Accommodation  Intervention at breakdown points  Strengthening strengths and affinities  Protection from humiliation  Other services

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 Who is Mel Levine and what is his mission?  2. What is All Kinds Of Minds?  3. What are the 8 neurological functions of the brain  4. How can we support students with all kinds of minds?

 Every child CAN succeed! Every child CAN succeed!