Caring for my brain and taking control study blog copy
- 1. Brain Care ..... taking control of my learning !Carla Beattie (Saunders) with thanks to John Joseph and CAP.
- 2. How Brains & Mrs Beattie MetJOHN JOSEPH Training CAP PD 2009
- 3. That’s my left hand-right there !
- 4. Discover some of the most fascinating facts about your amazing brain...      Brain Facts
- 5. Our Brain is a remarkable organ – Emily’s Story: Emily was a young girl who suffered from severe epilepsy seizures. She had one side of her brain removed and went on to become a productive young adult. Imagine what your brain can do !
- 6. The young brain does not mature till it is 25
- 7. Your brain is still growing
- 8. How are you protecting your best asset ?Did you Know........
- 9. John Joseph believes that as individuals we live in 4 WorldsUnderstanding that these Worlds exist for us and that they effect how we learn helps us to improve our learning.
- 10. World 1 =My Inner world-Me
- 11. World 2 =The Concrete world
- 12. World 3 =The Abstract world
- 13. World 4=The PossibilitiesThe 4 Worlds
- 14. Beliefs/AttitudesLikes/dislikesBias/prejudicesLoves/fearsHopes/dreamsThe world inside my MIND-private.Having a healthy world 1 helps us to have a happy , productive life. People who help build my world one are important to me.Think : HEARTWorld 1 =My Inner world-Me
- 15. Our sensory experiences and indirect academic learning shape this worldAll the people I have met and places I visitMy physical experiences : sport, music, building, creatingThe world just outside meRequires coaching and feedbackThink HANDSWorld 2 =The Concrete world
- 16. The world I learn from indirectlyThe world I know about but may never have experiencedReading. Watching. Listening. Writing. Communicating with others.Think : MIND World 3 =The Abstract world
- 17. The world I have yet to experienceThe external worldMy uncertain futureThe places I might visit, people I might meet, the things I might do !It can be exciting ! World 4=The possibilities
- 18. In learning-World 3 and World 2 Combine for Quality teaching and learning.But we have to use our World 4 to get there!Our World 1 helps us to achieve all of the above-Looking after ourselves is importantSome of us prefer to learn in a World 2 way but School and life asks us to Use World 3 a lot. It involves us listening, reading, writing and communicating.World 3 learning is unique to humans –we are the only animal to learn this way. Improving our ability to learn in this way is possible for us all if we understand how to use our BRAIN POWER & using BRAIN CARE.How do these Worlds impact our learning ?
- 19. Dinham NLLN 27/08/0812Factors that influence student achievement: What matters most ?What Role Do “ I “ Play in “MY” achievement ??> 30%~50%~5-10%~5-10%John Hattie ( 2003, 2007)
- 20. I control my learning
- 21. I can change my Learning Habits & effectiveness
- 22. I can develop my confidence in learning
- 23. I can be an efficient learner- Work Smarter NOT Harder
- 24. I can look after my best asset-MY BRAIN: Eat ,Sleep, Play well
- 25. I can use “cognitive”(mental-think Brain ) strategies to learn “Learning is a process we use to acquire and rehearse information "and “Memory is the process by which we retain and retrieve information”What does this mean for me
- 26. How do we learn ?
- 27. 1. Acquisition- Collecting the information2. Rehearsal- Processing it Steps- A. At time of acquisition B. Hours or days after-requires motivation ! Best done immediately ! Or the brain will DUMP it ! The key to successful retention- connect new learning with existing learning, look for patterns, mind maps, paraphrasing is better than note taking !3. Retention-Keeping it- Repeating it ! Putting it into ACTION4. Retrieval – using it when needed or FOR EXAMS !DO YOU USE THESE 4 STAGES ? How much do you Rehearse ? Do You Jump from stage 1 to stage 4 ?There are 4 Stages of Learning
- 28. How will this knowledge about learning help me to Learn ?
- 29. Keeping My Brain Healthy
- 30. Pictures Reveal Shocking Effects Alcohol, Cigarettes and Caffeine Have On The Brain | Impact LabWhy a healthy brain is important !
- 31. Food For ThoughtAt birth, the human brain weighs about 300 grams. During the first two years of life it will nearly double in size and by adulthood it will increase in size to about 1 ½ kilograms. The brain is the hungriest organ in the body. Comprising only 2% of the body weight, it consumes eight to ten times more glucose and oxygen than any other organ, transported to the brain through the bloodstream.
- 32. The Brain is the hungriest organ in our body-What we eat effects it’s efficiency!NutritionRemoves toxins
- 34. Forms memoryUnlike other organs it has NO storage capacity ! It Manufactures what it needs as it goes !Our Brain needsGlucose
- 35. Oxygen
- 36. Water You really are what you EAT and DRINKBrain Food
- 37. Fish- Memory and Brain healthEggs- Memory boostBeans- Memory & FibreBananas-Enhance mentally, stress beaterBlueberries-Co-ordination , Concentration, short term memoryYoghurt- Alertness & StressLow Fat Dairy-cheese & milk-MEMORYTurkey- heaps of vitamins-Protein, iron =ALERTNESSWater & Green Tea-water replaces our cerebrospinal fluidWhole Wheat- Yep... Grainy Bread-Memory & Glucose ! THINK : Do I eat for Success ?Top 10 Brain Foods
- 38. Eat breakfast- It does determine my day-Baked Beans, boiled or poached eggs, tuna, yoghurt, oats, fruit, cheese on grain bread, water, milk, tomatoesDrink Water- bring a water bottle to school or class-our cerebrospinal fluid needs replacing 5x a day! No water=Brain Drought!Snack safe-too many BAD sugars make me dopey!Key Ideas for nutrition
- 39. How will this knowledge about Food help me to Learn ?
- 40. Did you Know-Recent studies show that students in 2009 get 9 hours less sleep a week than their parents did at same age ! Did you know that studies have shown that lack of sleep contributes to being over weight –studies in teens who slept less than 6 hours?So what ? A BIG WHAT......Sleep
- 41. Lack of sleep canStunt your growth
- 42. Make you clumsy
- 44. Depression
- 45. Weaken your immune systemSleep benefitsTurns short term memory into long term memory
- 47. Animals and humans master any task more quickly if sleep follows the learning procedure. Sleep
- 48. Major Purposes of SleepFor the Brain:For the rest of the body: Remembering our learning
- 49. Dumping unwanted learning
- 50. Ability to remain alert during the day
- 51. To organise ideas
- 52. To think creatively
- 53. To dream
- 54. Growth of bones and skin
- 55. Repair to damaged tissue
- 57. Restoring health
- 58. Resting when tiredAttentionCreativityCommunicationMood and motivationDecision making Mental alertnessAppetiteEmotionsLack of sleep impairs.....
- 59. Bright screensLoud TVBarking DogsDigital radio and ClockLIGHT-we are made to sleep in the DARKTextingNoisy neighboursComputer gamesAlcohol, Coffee, Nicotine WHAT ARE YOUR SLEEP THIEVES ?The sleep thieves.......
- 60. SLEEP WELL
- 61. How can I improve my sleep ?
- 62. When is my “Down Time” ?Knowing this can help me work more efficiently and effectively......
- 63. Measuring : What's Your Down-TimeExample:Sleep time: 10pmWake time: 6amTotal time: 8 hoursTotal /2: ____4 hoursMid point: 2am+ 12 hours: 2pm = down-time
- 64. How will this knowledge about Sleep help me to Learn ?
- 66. Classroom Stress/Anytime Stress !Stress is a condition in which a looming real orimagined challenge can physically or mentallyoverwhelm a person. Signs of stress might include combinations of:Increased heart rate
- 67. Big changes in eating habits
- 68. Trouble concentrating at school
- 69. Fight, Freeze or Flight reactions
- 70. Increased or decreased breathing rate
- 71. Difficulty getting to sleep and waking upMy Top Ten Ways to Relax
- 72. How will this knowledge about Stress help me to Learn ?
- 73. How can this knowledge about Brain Care help me to Learn ?
Editor's Notes
- #6: On this slide we need Introduction powerpoint slide 7 for when I tell Emily and then slide 8 for bad CAT story-then I will read this slide we are on