Ann Anzalone [email protected]

Reading Aloud

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Reading aloud and moderate to vigorous exercise are the greatest stimulators of brain circulation and metabolism.*

Dr. Ryuuta Kawashima

Train Your Brain Dr. Ryuuta Kasashima

Literacy

 Good readers grow out of good reciters  and good speakers.

Using the Mind –Body Connection Integrated One Sided X l l

Brain Integration

 Trotter integrated (dopamine)  Pacer one sided   Canter 3 legged  Nothing

Dr. Eugenius Ang, Yale Neurobiologist Cross Squat Breathing Technique improves  memory,  mental clarity and  focus

Cross Squat Breathing Technique  Stand with feet shoulder distance apart, toes pointing  forward. Hold both earlobes with arms crossed  Over chest, right arm  on top. Do a squat going  as low as you can. Breathe  in through your nose. Stand  up, breathe out through  your mouth. Repeat 12-20x.

Writing Sample 1

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Communication

 93% of all communication is nonverbal  Develop Routines

Clocks

Play

 The right movements can stimulate and activate all brain subsystems while building and opening neural pathways, enhancing ability to take in, process, and express information

GAMES

 As students interact with each other,   they develop their relationships and  trust levels with each other,  enhance communication,  improve cooperation, and  achieve a sense of unity.

Mirror Neurons

 Neuroscientist, Marco Iacoboni (UCLA) suggests that mirror neuron systems in the human brain help us understand the actions and intentions of other people and for learning new skills by imitation.

GAMES teach how to

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Plan moves by examining many possibilities

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Think about consequences of action

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Pay attention

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Visualize future moves

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Plan ahead more than one step at a time

Zoom

 Stand in a circle. One person starts the game by looking left or right and says, “Zoom!”. “Zoom” is repeated in the same direction until someone puts on the brakes by saying, “Eek!”. “Eek” reverses the direction.

Brain Systems

 Prefrontal cortex  Anterior cingulate gyrus  Deep limbic system  Basal ganglia  Temporal lobes  Cerebellum – balance

Neurotransmitters

Dopamine

: learning, motivation, attention, movement

Serotonin

: helps keep brain activity under control, influences mood, impulsivity, anger and aggressiveness

Norepinephrine

: amplifies signals that influence attention, perception, motivation and arousal

Glutamate

: stirs up activity; is responsible for neurons firing together, wiring together

GABA

: clamps down on activity 

BDNF

What makes us move is what makes us think.

Aerobic Exercise

 12 minutes a day Rebalances neurotransmitters and raises BDNF Jean Blaydes

Making A Good Brain Great Dr. Daniel Amen 

The best sources of stimulation for the brain are:

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physical exercise

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mental exercise

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social bonding

So Each May Learn Dr. Harvey Silver  4 A’s  Attention

 Reactive

Attention

 Focused

Alphabet Moves

A r l B t C F r t G l H I r l D J l l E

Alphabet Moves K L r r t M N l P t Q t l R r S O r T l

Alphabet Moves

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Reactive or Focused?

8 16 24 32  40 48 56  80 88 96 64 72

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nd

A

Attitude

MindSet Dr. Carol Dweck  1. You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.

 2. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can change it quite a bit.

 FIXED MINDSET

MINDSET

GROWTH MINDSET

3

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A

 Aspiration  I am…

Ask

4th A

Foundation Skills

 Foundational skills like memorizing enable higher order thinking and deeper insight because they free students from having to use cognitive processing capacity in more basic calculations . The more proficient you are at lower-order skills, the more proficient your become at higher order skills.

• Doug Lemov Teach Like a Champion

Vestibular

Sensory Connections

Moro ATNR STNR Touch Auditory Visual Moro Plantar Moro ATNR Moro ATNR Galant Galant STNR

Moro Reflex

 Startle Reflex  Open arms and legs followed by closing in the fetal position.

 Deep pressure on the palms of the hands.  Whole body hugging – arms and legs.

Fear Paralysis

withdrawal from touch, selective mutism, fear of separation from a loved one, clinging, aggressive or controlling behavior, craving constant attention and perfectionism.

 Birthing Reflex

Spinal Galant

Twisting - hula hoops; twister board

Deep Pressure

 Foundation for coordinated movement.

 Falling asleep  Calming down  Focusing  Sitting still

The two hemispheres of the brain need to share information through electrical impulses.

Learning Style Patterns

Right

whole to part end connections incubation pictures

Left

part to whole beginning details immediate words

Learning Connection

 A Coordination  B Perception  C Auditory Processing  Fizz Buzz  Visual Processing  80% of Reading and  Math Issues

Fizz Buzz

 Count to 30 substituting the word Fizz for each multiple of 3.  Buzz for each multiple of 5.  Fizz Buzz for each multiple of 3 and 5 .

Rapid Reading

 Read with the left index finger underlining the words increases the reading speed 25-50%

Mind Power

 Knowledge  Skill  are the keys to the 21 st century.

 Head  Heart  Hands

3 H’s

B E S U A V E BE SUAVE

Impact on Student Achievement  Order of Highest to Lowest impact  Mastery learning  Homework  Teacher clarity  Feedback/ F/S assessment  Aims & policies of the school  Peer tutoring  Teacher-student relationships  Expectations by students

Best Predictor of Student Success  Reading scores  Motivation level  Math scores  Attitude  Working memory

Working Memory

 Reflects your ability to hold information in memory while doing something else at the same time.

 Choke What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To Sian Beilock

Brain Speed

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Exercise is the antidote to brain stress.

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Play games like Jeopardy, Concentration, Memory, Boggle Work puzzles, crossword puzzles, word searches, Sudoku.

Do mental math.

Memorize poems.

Make ABC lists.

Read.

Practice Speed Stacking Exercise

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Think Fast!!!

High Return Achievement Factors  S________________ E______________________  Hope and Growth Mindset  F____________________  Relationships  T__________________ S____________

What is the greatest motivator in the workplace?

 Recognition for good work  Incentives for work well done  Management support  Interpersonal support  Clear achievable goals  Making progress

Movement Programs

 Infinity Walk Dr. Deborah Sunbeck  Brain Gym Gail and Paul Dennison  S’Cool Moves Deb Wilson  Minds In Motion Candance Meyer

Information in the Digital Age

 Tacit Knowledge  Can’t be written down Explicit Knowledge can be written down  Ability to speak a language  Requires extensive personal  contact, regular interaction  Based on beliefs, ideals, values,  Mental models Identify vocabulary words and symbols  Observation, imitation  Know how know why, what , who

Play Station Nation

 There was a child went forth every day,  And the first object he look’d upon, that object he  became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.

Walt Whitman

Apprenticeships

 What today’s students lack is practical experience.

 Experience shapes the brain.

 Development plays a role.

ePortfolio

Earthing

The images here were taken only thirty minutes apart - before (left) and after grounding (right). They illustrate a rapid resolution of inflammation and help explain the impact of Earthing on chronic pain, stiffness, and a variety of symptoms. Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Earthing

 When you are grounded, there is a transfer of free electrons from the Earth into your body. They are probably the most potent antioxidants known to man.

  Beneficial changes in heart rate Decreases levels of inflammation • Dr. James Oschman •

Go Barefoot

 80%

LEARNING

 INPUT Physically building memories  1. Read, listen, watch  2. Think: ask, answer, discuss  3. Write: cognitive map to consolidate memories

Note Making

the ability to collect, organize and manage information from the text

Re-work notes and text into one “whole”.

#1 Skill for Learning

Note Making

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Spend more time actively reciting and less time just re-reading.

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Reciting is one of the most powerful ways to learn and remember. Constantly practice restating, repeating, putting into your own words what you’ve just learned forcing the left and right brain to work together.

 Yellow What Color Is Your Brain?

Sheila N. Glazov have to  Blue  Green love to need to  Orange want to

Point of View

 We don’t see things as they are.  We see them as we are.

Modalities

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VISUAL

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EYE MOVEMENTS AUDITORY KINESTHETIC

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See Hear/Say

     up, right up, left straight closed Straight down level, right level, left down, left

Do

down, right

Visual Auditory

Eyes

Kinesthetic

Blur

 6 Steps 5.

6.

3.

 1. Name the type of content. 2.

Is the content complete?

Who or what are the sources?

4.

What evidence is presented?

What might be another explanation?

Am I learning what I need to learn?

Nutritionally Speaking

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Diet provides the fuel for the brain to work.

Eat breakfast!

Eating protein in the first ½ hr of getting up evens out the blood sugar for the whole day.

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The Crazy Makers

1821 sugar consumption averaged 10 lbs. per person per year 1993 averaged 147 lbs. sugar and 50 lbs of noncaloric sweetener 2003 174 lbs. per person per year The influence of a high sugar diet on brain chemistry:

hyperactivity, depression, inability to focus and concentrate

8 HOURS Healthy SLEEP

Dropping below 2x the rate of • • • • Clinical depression Moodiness Impulsiveness Disengagement

Sleep Cycles

 4 90 minute cycles  superficial to deep  At least 7 hours a night   Delta Deep  Dark

Sleep

 Trouble falling asleep, tossing and turning, waking and falling back asleep, getting up two, three or four times a night to urinate, being startled awake by some minor noise and other sleep problems could be indicative of a nutritional deficiency that allows susceptibility to the things that commonly wake you up or keep you awake at night. Often it is a mineral deficiency.  

Salt is vital

for sleep regulation.  It is a natural hypnotic .