Warm-up 9/3  Teach the Teacher: Who is someone you admire and why?  Review: List as many people that somehow failed, but then succeeded in the end (the video from yesterday).

 NO ONE will read it- I just glance over it  Needs to be over half a page  Needs to have Goals  1 life goal  1 academic goal for the semester  1 personal goal for the semester  3 steps that you have to do this week to accomplish those goals  Other things you could include:  What you thought of the first couple days?  Who is your crush?  Who are going to be friends that will help build you up?  What adults can you go to that you trust for help? LETTER TO YOURSELF: DEAR ______,

How the Brain Learns

Brain made of neurons Neurons= brain cells More then 100 billion neurons in the brain A neuron can transmit between 250 and 2,500 impulses per second

Neuron Parts Dendrites: receive messages from other cells (dendrite=tree in latin, like branches) Cell body: contains the nucleus and is main part of the cell

Cool Facts 1 neuron can have up to 10,000 dendrites Cell body about the size of the period on your paper

Learning (or memory) Occurs where neurons connect (through dendrites) The more connections you can make with other brain cells, the better you will remember something

Brain Food Oxygen-to send pulses or signals Glucose (sugar found in fruits)- to grow and live Water-to clear out signals and to get oxygen

Warm-up 9/4  Teach the Teacher: What is the best school lunch thus far? What is the worst?  Review: Describe the inner parts of the brain….

Sleep Is a time when we process the information that we have learned and experienced during the day Mice replayed maze in brain during sleep Important for learning! WATCH IT!WATCH IT! WARNING!WARNING!

Brain Scans

Moving After one minute of getting up to move=15% more blood circulating to brain

Self Concept Important In Learning  Self Concept=how you view yourself, negatively or positively  Long-term memory storage happens in the Hippocampus, which is right next door to the Amygdala=emotions

Feelings and Emotions  How you feel about yourself and the content will affect how you learn it  Your feelings and emotions can change!

Warm-up 9/5  Teach the Teacher: What are the best ways to freshen your breath (aka what kind of mints or gum)  Review: What kind of things should you NOT do in lab?

28/3 Rule  You have to be exposed to something 28 times during a 3 week period with a full nights sleep in- between.

Moral Of the Story  EAT!  BREATHE!  MOVE!  SLEEP!  REPEAT!  AND BE MERRY!

 Safety  Success  Love and Belonging  Freedom and Independence  Fun and Enjoyment  Valued Purpose THE SIX KEYS FOR HUMAN NEEDS

 From fear of embarrassment or physical harm  Ex: not giving put- downs, emotionally safe, eye wash and emergency exits SAFETY KEY

 Humans have the need to not fail, but do well.  Noun. b : favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of favor, SUCCESS KEY

 Humans need to feel genuinely cared about, respected, supported, and truly accountable LOVE AND BELONGING KEY

 Humans need meaningful choices, decisions, and goals. FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE

 Humans work harder and do well when there is fun and enjoyment FUN AND ENJOYMENT KEY

 Humans need to feel that what they are doing is worthwhile. VALUED PURPOSE KEY

 Teach the Teacher: If you could have any pet (exotic or not) what would you want?  Review: Name as many people in the class as you can…. WARM-UP 9/6/13

 Learning Target: Students will be able to log into Edmodo and complete a personal survey giving me more information about the class.  PSA: Things that go on every heading  First and Last Name  Date  Period  Title

Edmodo and Personal Survey  Go to  Sign in as a student (use your CH sign in info)  Complete the personal survey by clicking the link  BEFORE HAVING FREE TIME ON COMPUTERS YOU MUST SHOW ME THE CHS HOMEWORK PAGE!!!

Warm-up 9/9/13  Teach the Teacher: If you could open up a business in Rapid City right now what kind of business would it be?  Review: What kind of things are good for the brain and learning?

Learning Styles  Visual Learner  Auditory Learner  Kinesthetic Learner

Visual Learner  Needs to see pictures, graphs, and likes graphic organizers

Auditory Learner  Needs to hear information, likes stories, verbal processor

Kinesthetic Learner  Needs to create things, hands on activities, move around, etc.