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"Dr. Judy Willis–resident brain investigator at Edutopia and TeachThought–is a neurologist turned educator whose work...focuses on the brain–how it works, and how teachers can respond."
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Scooped by Beth Dichter |
Scoop.it!
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post looks at five strategies to help students keep their brains turned on. You can also watch a video where Dr. Willis discusses "how boredom and fear cause students to literally switch their brains off." Below are two of the five items shared:
* Promote curiosity not as a thing, but the thing
* Use indirect signals rather than "telling"
You might also want to check out the post "Five Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious" located at
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-learning-strategies-that-make-students-curious/
Familiar ground but good to revisit with student teachers. Link to formative assement for clarity of purpose in planning.
This would be great to use in conjunction with the video from HOW YOUTH LEARN
http://youtu.be/p_BskcXTqpM
The article goes on to elaborate a bit on each of these. Good basics.