TEACHING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND By Eric

TEACHING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND By: Eric Jensen P R E S E N T A T IO N B Y : R Y A N M O R M A N N

SUMMARY v Genes are not fixed. Even your most frustrating student can change! v No more “Left Brain” and “Right Brain” v First, More, and Coherent win the brain v Nutrition is key! v Teen craziness is not just about hormones. v Short sessions and rest intervals v Emotions are connected to cognitive learning “The prevailing belief is that information is doubling in our society about every 18 months. In the field of neuroscience, the pace seems even faster. ” –Eric Jensen

SUMMARY CON’T v Lighting, Sounds, and Temperature v Seating Arrangement v There needs to be a balance between social and individual time v Rewards: Short Term and Random v Attaching emotions to memories v Repetition and Review v Priming, Engage, Review “You can teach more and faster, but students will simply forget more and faster. ” -Eric Jensen

EDUCATIONAL THEME • Children who go to school from kindergarten through high school spend an average of 13, 000 hours of their developing brains time in front of their teacher • Their brains are highly susceptible to influences such as social, physical, cognitive, and emotional. • Their brains WILL be altered by their experiences in school.

PERSONAL RESPONSE This book has an amazing amount of research included. Each page is filled with studies and it is not a book that should be read in one sitting. It makes a great point about how quickly ideas of the brain change and even as I write, this book has become outdated like the last i. Phone. I believe this is the future of training in education. Flashy curriculum will probably come and go each year as it has been doing. As we understand the mind of a student better in the coming years, it will be easier to make concrete changes in our schools. As far as I can tell only technology is moving faster. Understanding how learning works can only make you a better educator, and I’m grateful to have read this.