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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program Saralyn Lasley RPDP Secondary Literacy Regional Trainer Brain Series #1 How the Brain Learns Give a person a fish & you feed them for a day; teach them how to fish & you feed them for a lifetime. ~~Ancient Chinese Proverb~~

Objectives Review the process for learning Understand why process works Link the process to instruction Schools shouldn’t be a place where young people come to watch old people work!

Stop, think and write… Think of something you have learned. Describe HOW you learned it. “If teachers become distant from their own learning, they will most certainly become distant from the learning of their students.” ~~Alisa Wills-Keely~~

What is the Learning Process? Learning involves a 3-step process: Initiate Construct Utilize

Initiate Set the stage Build background knowledge Connect to existing knowledge Motivate “A student’s prior knowledge is the single most important resource in learning….Reading and learning are constructive processes…we actively draw on prior knowledge and experience to make sense of new information.” Vacca & Vacca

There’s a bear in a plain brown wrapper doing flip-flops on 78, taking pictures, and passing out green stamps Answer the following questions: What is this sentence about? Is this difficult to read? Do you understand the meaning? What hinders comprehension?

Activities to Initiate RPDP.net for activities to “initiate” learning in your classroom. Set the Stage and Learning Will Happen Using Writing to Set the Stage for Learning “Past experiences always influence new learning.” David Sousa

Construct Active engagement in developing new knowledge/understandings Task analysis Construct new meaning and develop new skills by… –Reading, writing, discussing, creating, solving, investigating, exploring…. –Must use all modalities, including reacting and responding to the reactions of others –Must continue to connect to existing knowledge

Cubing Describe it: What does it look like? Compare it: What is it similar to or different from? Associate it: What does it make you think of? Analyze it: How is it made or what is it composed of? Apply it: What can you do with it? How is it used? Argue for or against it: Take a stand and list your reasons.

Utilize Apply new learning Demonstrate new knowledge Act upon meanings Connect to other contexts Reflect upon learning & thinking (metacognition) Once students understand HOW they think, they can apply the process to new situations.

Why Process Works A look at their brains… We are all born with a brain, but the mind is developed.

Learning Is Connecting

Learning is Connecting What fires together wires together Brain seeks meaning by connecting to existing knowledge Use multiple pathways-there is no all- purpose memory path Brain seek patterns-parts to whole Strengthen existing connections Provide reflection and discussion

Graphic Organizers Promote Connections Graphic organizers coincide with the brain’s style of patterning They consolidate and store information to help create meaningful and relevant connections to previously stored memories They allow students to make associations, discover patterns, sort information, and store the new data as relational memories and long-term memories “We file by similarities and we retrieve by differences”

Graphic Organizers… Are intrinsically engaging, as they require students to interpret and interact with material When students create their own categories the connection is increased due to personal relevance “ That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.”

Learning follows the 70/20/10 formula 70% of learning is doing, making and correcting mistakes, problem solving & inquiry 20% of learning comes from feedback, reflection and observation 10% of learning comes from formal training How does instruction in your classroom look?

Components of an Effective Lesson Introduction Daily Objective Teach new skill Guided/Independent/Group Practice Homework Closure

“If we are intent on covering everything, we can be certain that most kids won’t learn. We have to get them involved with learning; not just in the classroom, but in their homes and on their streets.” ~~Howard Gardner~~

Too often in education we focus on the WHAT of learning rather than the HOW. Teach a student HOW TO learn and they can learn for a lifetime!

Reflect on what we have discussed today and… Write about HOW you will use what you’ve learned.