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Brain Based Teaching

A group of educators interested in maximizing student potential through the use of brain-based teaching techniques. Teach to the way the brain learns best!

Members: 131
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Google collaborative maps

Started by 7mrsjames Feb 27, 2012. 0 Replies

Hello fellow educators!  If you could spare a few minutes for our Food technology class- we are studying the changes in Food habits over the last 200 yrs of Australian history. If u have a google…Continue

Tags: map, Collaborative, Australia, foods, Staple

Teaching Metacognition: Be a guide on the side...

Started by Diane Dahl. Last reply by Maria R. Diaz Nov 19, 2011. 4 Replies

In her book, Wiring the Brain to Read: Higher-Order Thinking for Reading (2010, p. 9), Dr. Donna Wilson says, "While some teachers may see their role as the 'sage on the stage,' teaching students to…Continue

Tags: metacognition

Increase Study Skills and Test Performance through Predictions

Started by Diane Dahl Apr 17, 2011. 0 Replies

Making predictions utilizes the higher-order thinking skills of our frontal lobes.  Teach students the metacognitive power of predictions to ensure interest, motivation, as well as current and future…Continue

What does the research say?

Started by David Wees. Last reply by Sue Hellman Apr 2, 2011. 3 Replies

I'd love to know more about what the research says on how the brain works when learning is happening. I've been using some simple examples with my students that I know, and I'm finding it really…Continue

Tags: research

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Comment by Diane Dahl on August 14, 2011 at 1:50pm
New blog post about using brain-based strategies in a micro-managed school: New Post
Comment by Diane Dahl on July 8, 2011 at 11:18am
Yes, I will be tweeting there for sure.  Btw, I love your new blog!  If anyone wants to check it out, her blog is at http://www.donnawilsonphd.blogspot.com Thanks for all you do!
Comment by Donna Wilson on July 8, 2011 at 10:55am
Thanks, Diane! Yes, indeed it is an exciting time in the field of brain-based education!!!!! I also look forward to seeing you at NSU's Global Leadership Conference at Disney World later in July! It will be exciting and hope you will be tweeting your experiences there:)
Comment by Diane Dahl on July 8, 2011 at 10:52am
How exciting to see you here! (Donna Wilson is one of the creators of the BrainSMART program!)  I'll be looking forward to reading your tweets from Boston.
Comment by Donna Wilson on July 8, 2011 at 10:49am

 

 

Diane and All, Delighted to see your group on brain based teaching and look forward to connecting here! We will be sharing information about what effective teachers are doing through the use of some exciting brain based methods in Boston next week. The conference is at the International Association of Cognitive Education and Psychology. Marianne Wolf will also be presenting there about the brain and reading. I'll be posting and tweeting live from the event! 

Comment by Diane Dahl on May 30, 2011 at 11:48am
Comment by Russell Ogden on April 2, 2011 at 2:07am
Born to Learn is the first animation in a fascinating series aimed to provide easy-access to the exciting new discoveries constantly being made about how humans learn! Narrated by Damian Lewis
Comment by Angie Rumsey on March 23, 2011 at 1:56pm

I like your rubric.  My partner teacher and I tell the kids that they need to have the word "because" in their thinking stem.  This helps them "explain" their thinking.

 

I'm so glad you're finding success with the stem!  My partner teacher came up with the idea and formulated to what we use now.

 

I also like your summary rubric as well.  I find even in Third grade they struggle with summaries.  They either give too much info or not enough.  Sometimes they focus on elements that are not really that important or they assume you know something.

 

Blessings.

Comment by Angie Rumsey on March 22, 2011 at 11:29am
I'm taking a look at them and I'll get back to you.  Thanks!
Comment by Diane Dahl on March 14, 2011 at 6:16pm

Here's one for the book summary...

Summary Rubric

 

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