Using ICT to make classroom resources

What are the unique opportunities that ICT offers to enhance teaching and learning?

Why is the use of still images, animation , video and audio so important?

Why is the interactivity encouraged by ICT so valuable in accelerating learning?

“Understanding the child’s brain is the

key to understanding how they learn.”

Jane Healy

Left Hemisphere

Right Hemisphere

Corpus Callosum

10,000 - 100,000 brain cells lost every day through attrition, decay, disuse

fruit fly = 100,000 neuronsmonkey = 10 billionhuman = 100 billion

[adults have half the number found in the brain of a 2 year old]

There are many kinds of brain cells

- neurons make the brain the thinking and learning organ

THE LEARNING BRAINTHE LEARNING BRAIN

THE LEARNING BRAINTHE LEARNING BRAIN

3 pounds in weight [1300 - 1400 grams]

size of a large grapefruit

78% water, 10% fat, 8% protein

THE LEARNING BRAINTHE LEARNING BRAIN

energy efficient

2% of body’s adult weight

consumes 20% of the body’s energy

The two sides to your brainThe two sides to your brain

The left sideemphasises

LanguageLogic

NumbersMathematics

SequenceWords

The right sideemphasises

RhymeRhythmMusicPicturesImaginationPatterns

The corpus callosum links both

Left Hemisphere Right Hemisp

here

Corpus Callosum

Left mode Superior in:Left mode Superior in:

Writing

Digit and letter recognition

Naming shapes

Word recognition

Phonic discriminations

Slower, serial, analytical difference detection

Drawing on previously accumulated, organised

information

Right mode Superior in:Right mode Superior in:

Drawing

Verbal imagery

Non-verbal dimensions; depth, tone, hue

Photos, schematic figures

Tactile discriminations

Rapid, global, identity matching

Drawing on random thoughts linked to emotions

Pupils who are strongly:Pupils who are strongly: Think:Think: Activated by:Activated by:

Linguistic In words speaking, reading and writing tasks

Logical-mathematical

By reasoning observations, analysis, judgements, deductions, hypothesis, conclusions, problem-solving

Spatial In images and pictures

painting, drawing, visualising objects from different perspectives, forming images and pictures in mind, imagining, daydreaming

Bodily-kinaesthetic Through body sensations

doing, performing, playing, using gesture, making, moving around, touching

THE LEARNING BRAINTHE LEARNING BRAIN

Learning and Implications for Classroom PracticeLearning and Implications for Classroom Practice

Motor Stimulation

Emotional Stimulation

Nutrition

Musical Stimulation

Visual Stimulation

Auditory

Thought Stimulation

Whole Brain LearningWhole Brain Learning

8 Intelligences8 Intelligences

Equally ImportantEqually Important

Linguistic Logical /

Mathematical

Spatial Bodily

Kinaesthetic

Music

Interpersonal

Intra-personal Naturalist

It has been said that, on average,It has been said that, on average,

WE REMEMBERWE REMEMBER

20% of what we read

30% of what we hear

40% of what we see

50% of what we say

60% of what we do

ANDAND

90% of what we90% of what wesee, hear, say and do!see, hear, say and do!

To convert “surface” knowledge to “deep” learning, you have to do something to make it take root. Once you have got the basic facts, you have to stop and explore the subject.

This is where you can use the full range of your eight different intelligences

“So, the airline pilot explains how he does it. Firstly, he takes the systems notes provided by the official manual and, for learning purposes, reconstructs the essential areas into his own notes. These are more maps than written notes. Comprising flow charts, highlighted keywords, and the actions sequenced and attached to a mnemonic. Each complex procedure is broken down into structured elements following the same formula. A summary map is placed on the wall above the study desk.

Alongside the summary map is a black and white layout plan of the controls in the airline flight deck. To learn the drills, the pilot looks at the flow chart, says aloud the action described, reaches forward and touches the switch as suggested by the layout plan on the wall. This is rehearsed until there is no need for the props and prompt cards”.

The learning is being rehearsed in 3 different sensory modalites - visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.

Alistair Smith, Accelerated Learning, NEP, 1998

Brain QuizBrain Quiz

Remember, you must attempt every questionRemember, you must attempt every question

1. Try the questions on your own. (Allow 2 minutes)

2. Work in a pair. (Allow 2 Minutes)

3. Work as a group. (Allow 4 minutes)

Quiz Answers

1. The average mass of an adult human brain is:

A) 5 pounds

B) 2 pounds

C) 8 pounds

D) 3 poundsD) 3 pounds

2. The brain is approximately

A) 42% water, 46% protein, 8% fat, 4% other

B) 20% water, 40% protein, 36% fat, 4% other

C) 78% water, 8% protein, 10% fat, 4% other

D) 54% water, 26% protein, 16% fat, 4 % other

C) 78% water, 8% protein, 10% fat, 4% other

Quiz Answers

3. The thin outer layer of the brain, which is packed with nerve cells is called:

A) the medulla oblongata;

B) the cerebrum [cerebral cortex];

C) the cerebellum;

D) the corpus callosum.

B) the cerebrum [cerebral cortex]

Quiz Answers

4. On average, when the body is at rest, the brain consumes:

A) 20% of the body’s energy;

B) 5% of the body’s energy;

C) 10% of the body’s energy;

D) 30% of the body’s energy;

A) 20% of the body’s energy;

Quiz Answers

5. In a resting human, the average blood flow through the brain is:

A) 40 litres per hour;

B) 20 litres per hour;

C) 5 litres per hour;

D) 60 litres per hour;

A) 40 litres per hour;;

Quiz Answers

6. Each day, the number of brain cells lost, ranges from:

A) 1,000 - 10,000;

B) 100 - 1,000;

C) 10,000 - 100,000;

D) 10 - 100

C) 10,000 - 100,000;

Quiz Answers

7. Research in neuroscience indicates that:

A) the right hemisphere of the brain emphasizes language, logic and numbers;

B) the left hemisphere of the brain emphasizes rhythm, music and imagination;

C) the right hemisphere of the brain emphasizes rhythm, music and imagination;

D) the left hemisphere of the brain coordinates balance, heart rate and breathing

C) the right hemisphere of the brain emphasizes rhythm, music and imagination;

Quiz Answers

8. The average number of brain cells in an adult human is:

A) 100,000;

B) 100 billion;

C) 10 million;

D) 10 billion.

B) 100 billion

Quiz Answers

GETTING THE BRAINS ATTENTIONGETTING THE BRAINS ATTENTION5 STEPS IMPROVING LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS5 STEPS IMPROVING LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS

Enriched Environment

Building on prior learning

Providing Big Picture

Balance of activities including different learning styles

Review for Recall & Retention

Balance of activities including different learning styles

Now you know a little about the working of the brain find out your preferred learning style.

You need to open the VAK programme and answer the quiz

in three different roles.