In other words the brain has several jobs (frontol lobe, (in purple) sustains attention, solves problems. Temporal lobe (turquoise color) helps us speak and hear, occipital lobe (royal blue) controls emotions It multitasks: so it does more than one It synchronizes: it dos things at the same time
A type of cell in the brain. Neurons have a cell body, called an axon, multiple shorter branches called dendrites. The junction where signals pass from one neuron to another is called a synapse. Each neuron can have one to 10,000,000 synaptic connections. Making some of the possible number of different patterns and possible connections a staggering forty quadrillion.
Football field, lincoln memorial, A little over one quadrillion. 1000 trillions.
Dopamine and epinephrine which commonly are involved in our moods. When we learn something new connections are made between the neurons that represent what we are learning. Through practice and repetition we strengthen the connections and learn.
With all of these multiple connections: Think of the most complex web system imaginable…show on the spider web.
Learning is strengthening and weakening if these synapse connections.
Malcolm Knowles, developer of Andragogy and humanist learning theory in Making of an Adult Educator…makes two assumptions 1 . adults have the self concept of being responsible for their own lives and being seen by others as competent. 2 adults become ready to learn certain things if it will help them deal with real live situations. What are children are motivated by?
In general meaning from the fields of neuroscience and constructivist learning theory. How do we bridge responsibility with intrinsic motivation to motivate learners…?
Have you ever been in a classroom where you are singled out or felt as if you did not belong? How did it effect your motivation? Have you ever been asked to share a personal interest or a success that you have had? How did that? Sharing stories is a great tool.
Have you ever come into a learning environment that was so positive, you knew right away you were going to succeed? Have you ever come into a learning environment where the teacher/professor attempts to weed out students. Developing attitudes needs to be done at the beginning.
Kyle Marble: Final given Tuesday night, had him for one other class. Class clown. He’s really improved
Teaching is all about what you know. Just because you have expertise, does that mean you can teach it?
1.How can I do this? Take an inventory. 2. Have you ever been in a course where you do not have the skills or background necessary to participate? We don’t want students to fail. We have a very diverse population. 3. It is important to listen. It is important to validate. What does this do for the student?
Describe your favorite teacher.
When we care about a topic we tend to be expressive about it. Additionally students tend to do better on test with teachers who are demonstrative.
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