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Brain Research
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The brain is a highly complex set of networks that are interconnected. The brain grows and changes through life. This is called plasticity. This means that learning can happen at any age. Change is always possible. New networks are formed when learning takes place. This means the network of connections grow more complex. Your brain is like a muscle. Work it and it physically develops. The greater the complexity, the more able we are to see the relationships in the world. This is called Schema. Many times in life people can't figure out problems because they don't see the connections. For example, let's say a person understands the concept of stress and understands the concept of tiredness. This is good. However, a person who understands the connection between stress and tiredness has a more complex network.
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Stress
Immune System
Premature Aging
Cancer
Tiredness
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A Visual Representation
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Teacher creates stimuli Students notice and begin processing. Students start connecting the incoming stimuli to previous learning to help make sense of it. Teacher creates activities to help students process new input. This is called building knowledge. Teacher creates opportunity for thinking and scaffold them when confused. Confusion is normal. After new ideas begin to make sense, they make it way to the working memory and the short term memory. Learning strategies help move new concepts through the system. After repeated, meaningful activities concepts make it to the long term memory, which can be defined as learning. More practice creates automaticity. Output is made possible by learning which is also called academic performance.
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Any activity that creates thinking and deeper processing. Analyzing, comparing, contrasting, evaluating, synthesizing, making generalizations, creating, reflecting, discovering, solving problems... Games, puzzles, graphic organizers, experiments, worksheets, vocabulary activities.
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Graphic organizers Brainstorming activities Reading strategies like predicting, paraphrasing, guessing words in context, choosing key words, summarizing a text. Vocabulary action sheet Creation of videos Reflection activities Being aware of your grammatical mistakes Creating posters.
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Summary
Learning is viewed as a process that is based on how the brain processes input, with an emphasis on input, processing, strategy use, higher order thinking skills all being used to connect new experiences to previous experiences: schema Learning is achieved when students have a physical change in the structure of the brain and students can automatically and forever access the learning for application: This means new input becomes Schema, which helps them learn new ideas in the future. The process starts over again.
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Questions
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What key words are associated with the cognitive model? What is the metaphor that helps us visualize this model? Does this way of looking at the learning make sense to you? Can you draw a picture of it?
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