| Seven Stages of Brain Based Planning |
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- Pre-exposure
- Preparation
- Initiation & Acquisition
- Elaboration
- Incubation & Memory Encoding
- Verification & Confidence Check
- Celebration and Integration
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| What is the Pre-exposure stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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| Stage of planning that presents the brain with a broad overview of the new learning. |
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| List some methods of pre-exposure |
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- overview on bulletin board e.g. mind-map
- post peripherals in color
- immersion learning environment – interesting
- Discover student interests and background
- discuss class goals for each class
- plan brain wakeups every hour – cross-lateral, relax-stretching
- Plan activities where students can move around
- enable choice from a selection of activities
- read student’s learning states and make adjustments as you progress
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| What is the preparation stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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| The preparation stage ;creates curiosity or excitementin the material. |
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| What are some methods to use in the preparation stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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- Create a “you are there feeling”
- Elicit from learners what possible value and relavance the topic has to them personally
- Provide something real, physical, or conrete. ;Experiment, field trip, guest speaker
- create interdisciplinary tie-ins
- provide a hook, or surprise, or bit of novelty
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| What is the Initiation and Acquisition stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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| This stage provides the immersion. ;Flood the learner with content. ;Allow them to feel temporarily overwhelmed. ;Over time it gets sorted out. |
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| What are some methods to use with the Initiaiton and Acquisitin stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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- provide concrte learning experiences (case study, experiment, interview, hands-on learning
- provide experiences that employ a majority of the multiple intelegences
- provid enough choice for the student to explor the subject using their prefered learning modality: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.
- offer group projects that encompases building, finding, exploring, or designing
- create a class newspaper, commercial, skit, etc.
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| What is the Elaboration stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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| The elaboration stage is the processing stage. ;This stage makes intelectual sense of the material |
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| What methods can be used inthe elaboration stage of brain based lessons? |
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- open-ended befriefing of the previous activity
- tie things together so that learning occurs across discuplines (Read SF during lesson on solar system)
- learners design evaluation procedures and rubric of their own.(test questions/peer reveiws/mind maps)
- explore topic at library or online
- video, slides, theatical production
- small group discussion, report back to large group
- debate, essay contest, panel discussion
- Q;A period
- Have students teach
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| What is the Incubation and Memory Encoding stage in brain based lesson planning |
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| The Incubation and Memory Encoding stage emphasizes the importance of downtime and review time. ;The brain learn best over time, not all at once. |
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| What are some methods to use in the;Incubation and Memory Encoding stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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- Time for unguided reflection
- keep a journal of their learning
- stretching and relaxation exercises
- music listening area
- Ask them to discuss new learning with their family and friends
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| What is the Verification and Confidence Check stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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| The;Verification and Confidence Check stage of brain based lesson planning is the stage in which both the teacher and the learner confirms their learning. |
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| What are some methods that can be used in the;Verification and Confidence Check stage of brain based lesson planning? |
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- Have learner present their learning to others
- ask students to interview and evaluate each other
- encourage students to write about what they have learned (Journal/essay/news article, report)
- Have students demostrate learning with a project
- quiz students
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| What is the Celebration and Intergration stage of Brain based lesson planning? |
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| In the;Celebration and Intergration stage of Brain based lesson planning emotion is engaged ,and a love of learning is instilled. |
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| What are some things that can be done in the;Celebration and Intergration stage of Brain based lesson planning? |
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- Have a class toast (fruit juice!)
- sharing time (peer sharing, demonstraiton, acknowledgements
- play music, hang streamers, blow horns
- invite another class, parents, etc to view projects
- incorporate new learning in future lessons.
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