power point of brain and learning

1. How Does Brain and
Learning promote student
achievement.
Amber Tinsley
Educational Psychology
November 10, 2016

2. Hypothesis
Brain Based Learning teaches methods, lessons designs, and school programs
that are based on the latest scientific research on how the brain learns, for
example cognitive development. Students learn differently because of age,
growth, and mature socially, emotionally, and cognitively. Teachers should
understand the relationship between neurological development and learning.

3. Brain development and learning.
Skills such as working memory, planning, organization and attention develop over time with
brain maturation and with practice.
Working Memory is the ability to keep information in mind while solving a problem.
Teachers need to give directions one at a time. For example, some school children need
additional series of steps due to certain weakness in areas. By repeating the directions to
make sure they can recall what was asked of them.
Executive functions are skills that allow a person to evaluate what has happened.
Teachers can help with executive function development by including exercises that may
ask “what do you think may happen next in the story.”
Planning and organization is the ability to plan and organize is a skill that develops along
with the brain’s ability to consolidate information. For example, these skills may develop
slowly with experience and development. Teachers can assist in development by asking
the child to think about the steps needed for them to complete a task or project.

4. Teacher Strategies
 “Students learn to do
visualizations, deliberately by
recalling in detail a place where
their happy, calm, and safe. By
practicing visualization in their
claiming place, the stronger the
neural network holding their
memory becomes, then students
can easily return to that memory
when he/she feel stressed.”
 “If students do relaxation
breathing before beginning a test or
challenging lesson they will feel
calm, more alert, and more
focused.”

5. Recommendations
Do’s
Be aware of
developmental
differences
among your
students.
Understand that
normal
development
varies widely
within the same
age and the same
grade.
Be aware that
children who are
born prematurely
may not be at the
same
developmental
level as others of
their
chronological age.
Be aware that a
healthy brain likes
to learn, and
children learn
best when they
are exposed to a
variety of ideas,
experiences, skills
and materials.

6. Recommendations
Don’ts
Don't assume
that delays a
child is
showing today
will get better
over time.
Don't place
children in
groups based
solely on age.
Don't judge
ability based
on physical
appearance.

7. Examination
“ The brain shapes and is shaped by cognitive processing
activities. Even at the neural level, new synapses are
formed a few minutes after a child is unsuccessful at
processing information.” (Woolfolk, 2016).

8. Examination
After reading through all the materials, I gathered specific
information pertaining to my topic. And I have came to the
understanding that Brain and learning focuses on how the
teacher give direction through learning by including exercises
that asks questions, assist in development, and understanding
that there are different learning styles.

9. Promoting Student Achievement
 Provide Opportunities to Apply
Learning.
Teachers should provide students
with opportunities to apply to their
learning through meaningful
activities, then assess and give
feedback.
 Introduce Activities to Support
Developing Executive Function
Create activities that will support
executive function development by
comparing, giving examples of a
concept and open-ended
discussions.
 Model Higher Thinking Skills
1. Judgment
2. Prioritizing
3. Setting Goals, Providing Self-feedback
and Monitoring Progress.
4. Prior Knowledge Activation and
Transfer Opportunities
5. Metacognition

10. Conclusion
 Brain based learning is learning that can be accelerated and improved through
science of learning and not on past educational practices. Also, discoveries in
cognitive science demonstrated that the human brain physically changes when it
learns, and practicing certain skills it becomes easier to continue learning and
improving those skills.

11. Credible Sources
 Willis, J. (2011) Three brain-based teaching strategies to build executive
function in students. Available at: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/brain-based-
teaching-strategies-judy-willis (Accessed: 11 November 2016).In-text citations:
(Willis, 2011)
 American Psychology Association http://www.apa.org/education/k12/brain-
function.aspx (Accessed: 11 November 2016).
 Making it stick: Memorable strategies to enhance learning (2008) Available at:
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/making-it-stick-memorable-strategies-
enhance-learning (Accessed: 11 November 2016).

12. References
 Woolfolk, A. (2016) Educational psychology. 13th edn. Boston: Pearson. In-text
citations: (Woolfolk, 2016
 Willis, J. and More, R. (2015) The simple things I do to promote brain-based
learning in my classroom. Available at:
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-simple-things-i-do-to-promote-
brain-based-learning-in-my-classroom/ (Accessed: 11 November 2016