1. Cognitive Map to Course Introduction Validation of Educational Psychology Theories Personalization of School Reform based on... How students Learn? Brain research What are the findings about the brain? Quality of school experience Random thoughts on How we were trained Are they valid? Learning is change; Change in ourselves Because it is a change in the brain Am I prepared to accept this New learning And make Changes in my Teaching?

2. Search Engine on Brain http://search.yahoo.com/search?p+human+ brain+and+learning http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=human+ brain+develpment+audiovisual http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-pull- web-t&p=human+brain+development

3. Rethinking the Brain Chapter 1 “I am not inattentive, you are just boring” Thorn Hartmann

4. “the brain is a rain forest jungle…” Quiet vs. teaming with life Internal clocks Ecosystems and brain regions are interdependent Law of the jungle and the brain is survival Jungle/brain has no teacher/training  simple rich, evolving system with different pathways Jungle has no memory except what it needs for survival  brain = survival economically, socially, emotionally and physically When does learning takes place?

5. History –Brain based learning began in 1980s –By 1990’s exploded: Immunology Physics Genes Emotions Pharmacology Education –Behaviorism Began in the 50s  Skinner & Watson (earlier) Goal = achieving the highest rank in test scores See the mind as tabula rasa At the expense of being creative, depressed oppositional, motivated and in control

6. Researching Research (adults) Resilient Factors (Seligman) –Optimism –Choice –Control –Social support Hardy Adults (Kobasa) –Challenge –Commitment –Internal locus of control Greatest Human Needs (Glenn) –Personal potency –Control –Relationships where feelings and ideas are respected –Life has significance Seven Human Needs (Holocaust Survivors) –Security –Acceptance –Belonging –Self determination –Structure –Purpose –Validation

7. Researching the Research (children) Coping Skills (Sapolsky ) –Physical Outlet –Choice –Control –Predictability –Social interaction Basic Needs (Glasser ) –Power –Freedom –Fun –Belonging –Love Ten things every child needs (McCormick Tribune ) –Interaction/communication –Touch –Stable relationships/self esteem –Safe environment –Quality of child care –Play/music/reading Resilient children (Werner) –Internal locus of control –Physical interaction with environment –Assigned responsibility –Age appropriate reading skills –Variety of support

8. Present School Environment  models –Survival of the fittest –Determined behaviorists –Brain based naturalist What is brain-based learning? –An approach based on needs of learner –In accordance with the way the brain is naturally designed to learn –In biology the way things work depend on their physical structure, i.e. genetic inheritance depends on the structure of the DNA and digestion depends on the structure of the gut –Therefore the structure designed for human learning is the brain So we should create the conditions for this to happen

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