Designing and Delivering a Brain- compatible Lesson: Instructional Strategies That Engage All Students! Dr. Marcia L. Tate Developing Minds, Inc. (770) Revised 1/2012-M. Tate AGENDA PART ONE Rituals/Expectations Through the Cracks People Search 3 Brain Facts PART TWO EXPERIENCING THE STRATEGIES Sniglet Instruction 20 Sample Lessons Lesson Planning/Presentations Celebrations

PEOPLE SEARCH FOR BRAIN BUSTERS OF INFORMATION

Instructional Implications OfResearch Brain Fact Concepts to Remember True learning occurs when both hemispheres of the brain are engaged. Memory is enhanced when a variety of pathways exists for retrieving the information. Brains grow better in the real world than in artificial learning environments. © M. Tate 2005

BRAIN-COMPATIBLE LESSON PLAN Lesson Objective(s): What will you be teaching? Content Chunks: How will you divide and teach the content to engage students’ brains? Lesson Segment 1: Activities: Lesson Segment 2: Activities: Lesson Segment 3: Activities: Ways to Gain/Maintain Attention (Primacy) : How will you gain and maintain students’ attention? Consider need, novelty, meaning, or emotion. Brain-Compatible Strategies: Which will you use to deliver content? © M.Tate 2005 Assessment (Traditional/Authentic): How will you know students have learned the content? □ Brainstorming/Discussion  □ Drawing/Artwork □ Field Trips □ Games □ Graphic Organizers □ Humor and Celebration □ Manipulatives/Models □ Metaphors/Analogies/Similes □ Mnemonic Devices □ Movement □ Music/Rhythm/Rhyme/Rap □ Project/Problem-based Instruction  □ Reciprocal Teaching/Cooperative Learning/Peer Coaching □ Roleplay/Drama/Pantomime/Charades  □ Storytelling  □ Technology  □ Visualization □ Visuals  □ Work Study/Action Research  □ Writing/Reflection

that take advantage of how the learns best 1._____________ 11.______________ 2._____________ 12.______________ 3._____________ 13.______________ 4._____________ 14.______________ 5._____________ 15.______________ 6._____________ 16.______________ 7._____________ 17.______________ 8._____________ 18.______________ 9._____________ 19.______________ 10.____________ 20.______________ © M. Tate 2001