 Brain Fact
Memories
are not
stored as set facts or experiences in one place in the brain, but rather in
pieces in neurons (electrically charged cells) that are distributed throughout
the brain. When a person wants to remember something, the neurons carrying key
pieces of information about that item, fact or experience are activated
simultaneously, bringing together all the pieces of a person's recollections.
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March Learning Tip
A "hands-on" approach to learning can be beneficial for many students. Parents of younger children can foster this approach by encouraging their children to explore concepts through free play (i.e., mixing colors, building blocks).
Older students (K-12) also benefit from active learning experiences such as field trips, games, simulations and the arts. For this age group it is important to guide them to think while experiencing the activity.
Explicitly tie activities to a specific theme or concept. Include discussion so that the activity is both "hands-on" and "minds-on". The more connections a student makes between new and past learning, the more meaningful new information will be and the more deeply it will be stored in memory.
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 Strategies to Remember
These strategies are the tried and true way to support memory of new material. The most important thing to remember is that you need to actively DO SOMETHING with new information or else you will forget it.
1. Categorize (group information with common features)
2. Create visual or sensory/motor representation
3. Group information (e.g., mnemonics, break info into manageable chunks)
4. Link to previous knowledge/experience
5. Paraphrase (retell in your own words what you are trying to learn)
6. Rehearse (for most people 3X is the most effective)
7. Repeat (subvocalize or repeat outloud)
8. Self-test (in the format you will be tested/be expected to use the information)
9. SLEEP, information is consolidated during sleep
10. Teach or describe new information to someone else; this is the best way to monitor whether you REALLY have learned something
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CSS Clinician Training Set For May 2010
CSS will be offering Rx for School Success: Adapting a practical approach to managing variations in learning across disciplines in May 2010.
The training will provide health care professionals (school nurses, psychologists, pediatricians, family physicians) with an innovative framework allowing them to link their medical expertise with a neurodevelopmental approach to learning. The training will help health care professionals recognize and understand the effects of common school related-problems, which will lead to their becoming better and more efficient screeners. |
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CSS Spring -Summer Courses Announced
CSS will be offering Applying a Neurodevelopmental Approach to Instructional Practice (ND5020) and the Role of Attention and Memory in Learning (ND5050) this spring. These courses have pre-requisites. Download a PSU spring registration form.
Click here for a complete 2009-2010 course schedule, including summer offerings.
Visit www.centerforschoolsuccess.org for more information as well as course descriptions onThe Neurodevelopmental Approach to Teaching Masters and CAGS program CSS offers through a partnership with Plymouth State University. |
Beth Reed, CSS Learning Specialist to be
Keynote Speaker at Spring Symposium
THE POOL LEARNING CENTER'S SECOND ANNUAL SPRING SYMPOSIUM
MOVING TOWARD UNDERSTANDING
April 30, 2010
Marlboro Graduate Center
Brattleboro, VT
Keynote Speaker:
Elizabeth Reed, M.Ed.,
Center for School Success
Research has shown that interactive lessons and play are the best way to engage the brain in active learning, yet movement, activity and experiential learning are not prevalent in many classrooms (PK-12). This presentation will provide information on the rationale for including active learning from a neurodevelopmental perspective, along with practical ways to incorporate lessons that won't detract from "set" curriculum
Presenters: Angel Colford, M. Ed., Special Educator, Vermont Lab School, Director for the Pool Learning Center Laura Berkowitz, M. Ed., Director of Options for Learning Jennifer Stanchfield, M. Ed., Experiential Tools
Download information about the Symposium
The Pool Learning Center provides free tutorial services to students with dyslexia and affordable tutorial services to students with other learning challenges. | |
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About the Center for School Success
The Center for School Success, located in West Lebanon, NH, is a non-profit organization that helps struggling students achieve measurable success in school and in life. CSS offers learning assessments (grade 2-college), professional development and outreach services. CSS services help students, their parents and teachers apply recent brain-based research findings to link how the student learns best with a plan for success.
Phone: (603) 298-6700 | |
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