1. Building Student Achievement in the Digital Age
Ann Anzalone

3. Reading Aloud
Reading aloud and moderate to vigorous exercise are the greatest stimulators of brain circulation and metabolism.* Dr. Ryuuta Kawashima

4. Train Your Brain Dr. Ryuuta Kasashima

5. Good readers grow out of good reciters
Literacy
Good readers grow out of good reciters
and good speakers.

6. Using the Mind –Body Connection
Integrated One-
Sided
X l l
Talking Points:
The left and right brain connect through crossover movement
Integrated- cross over; one sided- parallel movements
Activity: participants will do the cross over exercise

7. Brain Integration Trotter integrated (dopamine) Pacer one sided Canter
3 legged
Nothing
Talking Points:
pictures of walking gaits

8. Dr. Eugenius Ang, Yale Neurobiologist
Cross Squat Breathing Technique improves
memory,
mental clarity and
focus

9. Cross Squat Breathing Technique
Stand with feet shoulder distance apart, toes pointing
forward. Hold both earlobes with arms crossed
Over chest, right arm
on top. Do a squat going
as low as you can. Breathe
in through your nose. Stand
up, breathe out through
your mouth. Repeat 12-20x.

10. Writing Sample 1st Grader

12. 8th Grader

15. 93% of all communication is nonverbal
Develop Routines

16. Clocks

17. Play The right movements can stimulate
and activate all brain subsystems while building and opening neural pathways, enhancing ability to take in, process, and express information

18. As students interact with each other,
GAMES
As students interact with each other,
they develop their relationships and
trust levels with each other,
enhance communication,
improve cooperation, and
achieve a sense of unity.
Talking Points:
Games teach the skills needed for learning.
Activity: Participants will play “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” game

19. Mirror Neurons
Neuroscientist, Marco Iacoboni (UCLA) suggests that mirror neuron systems in the human brain help us understand the actions and intentions of other people and for learning new skills by imitation.

20. GAMES teach how to Plan moves by examining many possibilities
Think about consequences of action
Pay attention
Visualize future moves
Plan ahead more than one step at a time
Talking Points:
Games teach the skills needed for learning.
Activity: Participants will play “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” game

21. Zoom
Stand in a circle. One person starts the game by looking left or right and says, “Zoom!”. “Zoom” is repeated in the same direction until someone puts on the brakes by saying, “Eek!”. “Eek” reverses the direction.

22. Brain Systems Prefrontal cortex Anterior cingulate gyrus
Deep limbic system
Basal ganglia
Temporal lobes
Cerebellum – balance

23. Neurotransmitters Dopamine: learning, motivation, attention, movement
Serotonin: helps keep brain activity under control, influences mood, impulsivity, anger and aggressiveness
Norepinephrine: amplifies signals that influence attention, perception, motivation and arousal
Glutamate: stirs up activity; is responsible for neurons firing together, wiring together
GABA: clamps down on activity

24. What makes us move is what makes us think.
BDNF
What makes us move is what makes us think.

25. Rebalances neurotransmitters and raises BDNF
Aerobic Exercise
12 minutes a day
Rebalances neurotransmitters and raises BDNF
Jean Blaydes

26. Making A Good Brain Great Dr. Daniel Amen
The best sources of stimulation for the brain are:
physical exercise
mental exercise
social bonding

27. So Each May Learn Dr. Harvey Silver
4 A’s
Attention

28. Attention
Reactive
Focused

29. Alphabet Moves
A B C D E r l t l l F G H I J r t l r l

30. Alphabet Moves
K L M N O r r t l r P Q R S T t t l r l

31. Alphabet Moves
U V W X Y t r l t l Z t

32. Reactive or Focused?

33. 2nd A
Attitude

34. MindSet Dr. Carol Dweck
1. You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.
2. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can change it quite a bit.

35. MINDSET
FIXED MINDSET GROWTH MINDSET

36. 3rd A
Aspiration
I am…

37. 4th A
Ask

38. Foundation Skills
Foundational skills like memorizing enable higher order thinking and deeper insight because they free students from having to use cognitive processing capacity in more basic calculations . The more proficient you are at lower-order skills, the more proficient your become at higher order skills.
Doug Lemov Teach Like a Champion

39. Sensory Connections
Vestibular Moro ATNR STNR Touch Moro Plantar Galant Auditory Moro ATNR Galant Visual Moro ATNR STNR

40. Moro Reflex Startle Reflex
Open arms and legs followed by closing in the fetal position.
Deep pressure on the palms of the hands.
Whole body hugging – arms and legs.

41. Fear Paralysis
withdrawal from touch, selective mutism, fear of separation from a loved one, clinging, aggressive or controlling behavior, craving constant attention and perfectionism.

42. Spinal Galant
Birthing Reflex
Twisting - hula hoops; twister board

43. Foundation for coordinated movement.
Deep Pressure
Foundation for coordinated movement.
Falling asleep
Calming down
Focusing
Sitting still

45. The two hemispheres of the brain
need to share information through electrical impulses.

46. Learning Style Patterns
Right Left
whole to part part to whole
end beginning
connections details
incubation immediate
pictures words

47. Learning Connection A Coordination B Perception C Auditory Processing
Fizz Buzz
Visual Processing
80% of Reading and
Math Issues

48. Fizz Buzz
Count to 30 substituting the word Fizz for each multiple of 3.
Buzz for each multiple of 5.
Fizz Buzz for each multiple of 3 and 5 .

49. Rapid Reading
Read with the left index finger underlining the words increases the reading speed 25-50%

50. are the keys to the 21st century.
Mind Power
Knowledge
Skill
are the keys to the 21st century.

51. 3 H’s
Head
Heart
Hands

52. BE SUAVE
B E S U A V

53. Impact on Student Achievement
Order of Highest to Lowest impact
Mastery learning
Homework
Teacher clarity
Feedback/ F/S assessment
Aims & policies of the school
Peer tutoring
Teacher-student relationships
Expectations by students

54. Best Predictor of Student Success
Reading scores
Motivation level
Math scores
Attitude
Working memory

55. Working Memory
Reflects your ability to hold information in memory while doing something else at the same time.
Choke What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting It Right When You Have To Sian Beilock

56. Brain Speed Think Fast!!! Exercise is the antidote to brain stress.
Play games like Jeopardy, Concentration, Memory, Boggle
Work puzzles, crossword puzzles, word searches, Sudoku.
Do mental math.
Memorize poems.
Make ABC lists.
Read.
Practice Speed Stacking
Exercise
Think Fast!!!

57. High Return Achievement Factors
S________________ E______________________
Hope and Growth Mindset
F____________________
Relationships
T__________________ S____________

58. What is the greatest motivator in the workplace?
Recognition for good work
Incentives for work well done
Management support
Interpersonal support
Clear achievable goals
Making progress

59. Movement Programs Infinity Walk Dr. Deborah Sunbeck
Brain Gym Gail and Paul Dennison
S’Cool Moves Deb Wilson
Minds In Motion Candance Meyer

60. Information in the Digital Age
Tacit Knowledge Explicit Knowledge
Can’t be written down can be written down
Ability to speak a language Identify vocabulary
Requires extensive personal words and symbols
contact, regular interaction
Based on beliefs, ideals, values,
Mental models
Observation, imitation
Know how know why, what , who

61. Play Station Nation There was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he look’d upon, that object he
became,
And that object became part of him for the day or a certain
part of the day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.
Walt Whitman

62. Apprenticeships What today’s students lack is practical experience.
Experience shapes the brain.
Development plays a role.

63. ePortfolio

64. Earthing
The images here were taken only thirty minutes apart - before (left) and after grounding (right). They illustrate a rapid resolution of inflammation and help explain the impact of Earthing on chronic pain, stiffness, and a variety of symptoms. Dr. Stephen Sinatra

65. Earthing
When you are grounded, there is a transfer of free electrons from the Earth into your body. They are probably the most potent antioxidants known to man.
Beneficial changes in heart rate
Decreases levels of inflammation
Dr. James Oschman

66. Go Barefoot

67. LEARNING 80% INPUT 1. Read, listen, watch
Physically building memories
1. Read, listen, watch
2. Think: ask, answer, discuss
3. Write: cognitive map to consolidate memories

68. the ability to collect, organize and manage information from the text
Note Making
the ability to collect, organize and manage information from the text
Re-work notes and text into one “whole”.
#1 Skill for Learning

69. Note Making
Spend more time actively reciting and less time just re-reading.
Reciting is one of the most powerful ways to learn and remember. Constantly practice restating, repeating, putting into your own words what you’ve just learned forcing the left and right brain to work together.

70. What Color Is Your Brain? Sheila N. Glazov
Yellow have to
Blue love to
Green need to
Orange want to

71. We don’t see things as they are.
Point of View
We don’t see things as they are.
We see them as we are.

72. Modalities EYE MOVEMENTS VISUAL AUDITORY KINESTHETIC See Hear/Say Do
up, right level, right down, right
up, left level, left
straight down, left
closed
Straight down

73. Eyes
Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

74. Blur 6 Steps 1. Name the type of content. Is the content complete?
Who or what are the sources?
What evidence is presented?
What might be another explanation?
Am I learning what I need to learn?

75. Nutritionally Speaking
Diet provides the fuel for the brain to work.
Eat breakfast!
Eating protein in
the first ½ hr of
getting up evens
out the blood
sugar for the whole
day.

76. The Crazy Makers
sugar consumption averaged 10 lbs. per person per year
averaged 147 lbs. sugar and 50 lbs of noncaloric sweetener
lbs. per person
per year
The influence of a high sugar diet on brain chemistry: hyperactivity, depression, inability to focus and concentrate

77. 8 HOURS Healthy SLEEP Clinical depression Moodiness Impulsiveness
Dropping below x the rate of
Clinical depression
Moodiness
Impulsiveness
Disengagement

78. Sleep Cycles 4 90 minute cycles superficial to deep
At least 7 hours a night
Delta
Deep
Dark

79. Sleep It is a natural hypnotic.
Trouble falling asleep, tossing and turning, waking and falling back asleep, getting up two, three or four times a night to urinate, being startled awake by some minor noise and other sleep problems could be indicative of a nutritional deficiency that allows susceptibility to the things that commonly wake you up or keep you awake at night. Often it is a mineral deficiency.
Salt is vital
for sleep regulation.
It is a natural hypnotic.