Teacher Only Day 31 Jan 2018
Brain 4 (Cortex) empathy, control, literacy - starts at age 7
Brain 3 (Limbic) Emotion (disposition - attitudes and beliefs). Disposition towards yourself as a learner
Brain 2 (Midbrain) Movement
Brain 1 (Brainstem) heart, fight flight freeze, basic body functions
Brains have to be built from the bottom up
Survival brain is always in charge
You only learn if your brain stem allows you to listen
To use your cortex, your brainstem must be calm.
Release endorphins to make you feel emotionally safe - creates neuroplasticity
- Singing - tells your brain you must be feeling good and relaxed
- Movement
- Laughter
Brain 1 - Dyad - importance of making strong connections with students. Helping them to feel relaxed, comfortable, happy. Kids have to feel safe before they are in a position to learn - or do anything else. Safety trumps all (earthquake metaphor)
Brain 2 - Movement Rhythmic Patterning - (singing, pattern, routine, kapa haka, skipping). Kids aren't designed to sit still.
Brain 3 - Emotion - an emotional sense that we can do it. Cultural validation. Self esteem. Dispostions
Further
Things we can do differently or more:
- More singing, music
- Patterning
- Cultural validation
- Slow things down while they're clearly agitated
- Bring back fun start to the day - PE? Nga hui?
- Kids aren't designed to sit still - frequent breaks? PE first? Standing desks
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