1. Use it or lose it
10/29/13

2. Warm-up Name 1 subject or activity you struggle with.
Describe why you find it difficult
List 2 things you have done to improve

3. Building Connections
There are 2 times during a person’s life when he/she is building connections at a tremendous rate.
Anyone want to guess at what age this happens?
Read Sh 13
Why is baby brain growth important to our discussion of how your brain works?

4. The Adolescent brain
Big brain growth occurs right before puberty or at age 11-12
Ages 13 – 18 experience a pruning process.
Getting rid of weak or unused connections allowing a person to focus on the connections that are the strongest
It is important to get a sufficient amount of sleep at this age to aid in the pruning and growth process (10 hours a night)

5. What skills am I building
Sh 19
To figure out what skills you are building/losing, you are going to create a bar graph.
Each box = 15 minutes
You can only include time in class if you are paying attention the whole time.

6. Reflection
Are you seeing any relationships between your strengths and weaknesses and how much time you spend on these activities/day?
What is important to me now? For the future?
Am I spending my time on things that are important both now and in the future?

7. Case Study: Garfield High
In this case study, we are examining a group of high school students from Garfield High
Annotate:
What was expected of this group of students?
What do you know about Garfield High?
What was the student’s goal?
How did they achieve it?

8. Passing on the Knowledge
Sh 22
Write a letter to the future 7th graders explaining how to grow their intelligence
Think in terms of advice and evidence you would like to pass along.
Use your vocab words: persistent, persevering, axon, dendrite, synapse, neurotransmitters, neurons, cerebrum, cerebellum, cortex, brain stem…

9. Exit ticket
Complete the portfolio checklist for units 1-3 on page p20