1. Teaching by the Rules Examining Brain-based Learning Pat Averbeck Everett CC Summer Institute 2010

2. Faculty Learning Community Grant To incorporate the rules into our interactions with students: student- focused workshops, advising, curriculum, and classroom practices

3. What to expect today? Watch snippet Short description of the brain rule Sharing of a way to apply the rule Small group discussions Shout outs

4. Rule #1: Exercise Exercise boosts brain power Better blood circulation ◦More energy ◦More oxygen ◦More BDNF Stimulates protein that keeps neurons connecting 12 miles a day Just twice a week

5. Example Multiply: (x+5)(x+2) What does have to do with math? FOIL x+5x+5 x+2x+2 X2X2 +2x+ 5x+ 10 X 2 +7x+10

6. Rule #4: Attention People don’t pay attention to boring things Emotional arousal helps the brain learn Myth 10 minutes Patterns and meaning than details-- Big picture

7. Class period cycle

8. Rule #8: Stress Stressed brains don’t learn the same way Short term response Emotional stability at home Identification of Stress 1.Physiological response 2.Would avoid it 3.No control over it

9. Creating a safe place Icebreakers Fair and Consistent Pairs at the board Questions with prompts Safe ≠Easy

10. Rule #11: Gender Male and Female brains are different Emotions: Details versus Gist But does it matter?

11. Thank you The Powerpoint of this presentation will be posted at http://edcc.libguides.com/brain_rul es John Medina’s site http://www.brainrules.net patrick.averbeck@edcc.edu