Saturday 27 June 2009

Rad teaching





RIO DE LA PLATA SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS
September 3rd, 6 to 8pm

Increase Student Engagement, Motivation, and Memory
using RAD Neuro-logical Strategies



By Judy Willis M.D,M.Ed






How does the brain turn sensory input into memory and useable knowledge so it is truly learned, stored as long-term memory, and can be applied to future learning and problem solving? Educators will learn how to apply neuro-logical strategies to increase student engagement, focus, memory, and build their emotional control as well as their executive functions such as goal-planning, critical analysis, organization, prioritizing, perspective, and creative problem solving.
The first part focuses on attention, focus, and how to get students to want to know what they have to learn - that would be about RAD and strategies to get the information from sensory input in the environment (what they hear, see, do) into the thinking parts of the brain (prefrontal cortex) instead of the lower reactive brain where the unconscious choices are limited to fight/flight/freeze and long-term memories and active thinking are not possible. There are strategies to insure the information taught makes it through the brain’s filters into the reflective, cognitive, thinking brain- the prefrontal cortex.

The second part of the workshop focuses on how the brain makes long-term memory and uses executive function so learning becomes permanent and usable in other contexts. It is about strategies that have students mentally manipulate and use information so it becomes true learning. A side benefit of strengthening the networks (neuroplasticity) in the prefrontal cortex is that these same networks improve emotional control, critical analysis, concept building, and creative problem solving.


Cost: 20 dollars
Free of charge for Rio de la Plata school staff.

Friday 12 June 2009

Movement anchors thought

This video clip highlights how PE and classroom teachers are using the latest research in neuroscience and implementing it with their students. It was used as part of a presentation to fitness leaders to promote the importance of exercise and brain plasticity.


Wednesday 10 June 2009

Helping hands

A beautiful video to teach kids the value of help with a funny song.. Hope you like it!!