Transcript Brain Research

Brain Research
Brain scans
Basics of learning
• Neurons
• Dendrites
• Synapse
Basics of learning
• Neurons
• Dendrites
• Synapse
Basics of learning
• Neurons
• Dendrites
• Synapse
The brain is programmed for
survival
• New born babies learn their first
language
• Bilingual – learned naturally
• Bilingual – learned through formal
education
Read the following words
•
•
•
•
Nugisenatia
Babosoto
Uldenated
Axphrekisito
Color identification exercise
• Choose a partner
• There will be 3 columns of colored
objects on the next slide
• Take turns identifying the colors of the
objects in each of the three columns as
fast as you can
• Start now
Implications of the color
exercise
• Strong network has been formed
• Requires some work
• LEP kids are experiencing similar
difficulties with regard to the second
language
Reinforcement is crucial
• A new pathway can be built and
reinforced with practice
• Pruning is very real
– If you don’t use it you lose it!
Social Interaction is Critical
• The brain is social
• Interaction with others in a social setting
reinforces learning
• Bilingual baby experiments
Brain facts
• The brain is essentially curious and it
must be to survive
• The brain changes physiologically as a
result of experience
• An enriched environment addresses
multiple aspects of development
simultaneously
Brain facts
• The brain constantly seeks connections
between the new and the known
• The brain is innately social and collaborative
• IQ is not fixed at birth
• Some abilities are acquired more easily
during certain sensitive periods, or “windows
of opportunity”
Brain facts
• The brain constantly seeks connections
between the new and the known
• The brain is innately social and collaborative
• IQ is not fixed at birth
• Some abilities are acquired more easily
during certain sensitive periods, or “windows
of opportunity”
Develop a plan of action
• EJH meets in EJH workroom
• HS meets in HS science lab
Thank you for your attendance
and participation today
• This language issue really is important!