5. Student Development and Diversity |
| Evidence 3 |
| The Human Brain: How it works
and how you think |
| I decided to introduce a new mini unit on
the human brain this year. My thinking started with this article
(rt click and open in new window)
by Carol Dweck. I was personally interested in how students
perceived intelligence (being smart). |
| I began the lesson by showing the slide
show below and reading aloud what they wrote in response to the
questions at the end. |
| We
later went over the basic parts of the brain. We watched a video
and the students wrote a paragraph about how the brain works. |
| We
will next discuss how easily the brain in fooled by viewing and
discussing the slide show below. |
| Our
next series of discussions on the brain will involve learning styles,
multiple intelligences, and autism spectrum disorders (if I can produce
a viable curricula). Students will be provided assessments to
gauge their learning style and intelligence mode. |
| Student Development and Diversity |
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