buff, brainy and behaved changing the educational paradigm of teaching and learning
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Buff, Brainy And Behaved
Changing the Educational Changing the Educational Paradigm of Teaching and Paradigm of Teaching and
LearningLearning
Dave SpurlockDave Spurlock
Executive Director Active Education Group
LEARN YOGA NOW.LEARN YOGA NOW.4 square4 square
(you will find out why (you will find out why later.)later.)
Bonnie
What Is the Most What Is the Most Negative Learning Negative Learning
Environment That We Environment That We As Educators Could As Educators Could
Create?Create?
Educational IncarcerationEducational Incarceration
Boring !!!!Boring !!!!
In Research Done By In Research Done By the Gates Foundation,the Gates Foundation,
The Number One The Number One Reason for Students to Reason for Students to Dropout of High School Dropout of High School
……
Classes Were Not Interesting
NCLBNo Child Left Behind
2001
National SAT Scores
2000: 1020
2011: 1011
Pair and SharePair and Share
How Do we Reengage How Do we Reengage Student Learning?Student Learning?
( Or An Audience ? )( Or An Audience ? )
Spurlock’s FormulaSpurlock’s Formula
““Movement = Movement = Improvement”Improvement”
Spurlock’s FormulaSpurlock’s Formula
Movement = Movement = ImprovementImprovement
Then Let’s Move…Then Let’s Move…
8’s and Elephant 8’s and Elephant TrunksTrunks
“It’s time that Medicine recognizes that exercise is
medicine and it is especially medicine for the brain. Our brain’s evolved to help us be
better movers and if we move we make our brains better.”
Dr. John RateyClinical Associate Professor
PsychiatryHarvard Medical School
“It’s time that Educators recognize that exercise is
essential and it is especially essential for the brain. Our
brain’s evolved to help us be better movers and if we move we make our brains better.”
Spurlock
Brain Science
Brain Science
Why Should We Why Should We Promote Physical Promote Physical
Activity As a Activity As a Strategy That Could Strategy That Could
Save Education?Save Education?
All of Education All of Education
Because It ChangesBecause It Changes
BodiesBodies
BrainsBrains AndAnd
BehaviorsBehaviors
IRIRInstant Instant ReceRecessss
Hindu SquatsHindu Squats
MOVEMENTBrain
BODY LEARNING
That Is What We
Call Kinesthetic Learning
Kinesthetic learning
What Does What Does Movement Movement Do for the Do for the
Brain?Brain?
The major neurological findings are:
Stimulation of brain monoamines (dopamine and serotonin)
Neurogenisis in the hippocampus (memory)
Decrease in brain atrophy (altzheimer)
Increased brain plasticity (changes in neural connections)
Increased blood flow throughout the brain (glucose)
Increased production of neurotrophins (BDNF)
MIRACLE GROW
FOR THE BRAIN
BDNF is…
Where is BDNF stored in the
body?
And how is it released into the blood stream and the brain?
By moving your legs!!!Really Fast…
It’s called Running!!!
In the legs!!In the legs!!
IRIRFor the LegsFor the Legs
““DESKERCISEDESKERCISES”S”
Square Square andand
ShareShare(That means 4 of (That means 4 of
you)you)
Now…Now…
Don’t You Feel Don’t You Feel Smart?Smart?
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Does Physical Activity Does Physical Activity Change our Bodies?Change our Bodies?
Of Course It Does.Of Course It Does.If If
FitnessFitness Is OurIs Our
First PriorityFirst Priority
Doesn’t“PE”
Take Care of Our Physical
Education?
Current Obesity Rates for South Current Obesity Rates for South CarolinaCarolina
Ages 2-5Ages 2-515.2% Overweight15.2% Overweight
12.8% Obese12.8% Obese
AdolescentsAdolescents15% Overweight15% Overweight
16.7% Obese16.7% Obese 2012 2012
CDCCDC
Current Obesity Rates for North Current Obesity Rates for North CarolinaCarolina
Ages 2-5Ages 2-516.2% Overweight16.2% Overweight
15.5% Obese15.5% Obese
AdolescentsAdolescents15% Overweight15% Overweight
13.5% Obese13.5% Obese 2011 2011
CDCCDC
MITCHELL ELEMENTARYELA and MATH Data Analysis
ELA
Math
Healthy BMI
Unhealthy BMI
Unhealthy BMI
Healthy BMI
19% higher
38% higher
MITCHELL ELEMENTARYSCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Data Analysis
Science
SS
Healthy BMI
Unhealthy BMI
Unhealthy BMI
Healthy BMI
13% higher
48% higher
Right Now*
Johns Hopkins Study
1671 CCSD
5th grade students
*(very unofficial)
Non T1
33% obesity rate 5th graders
37 % referral rate
T 1 Schools
48% obesity rate 5th graders
71% referral rate
Does Physical Activity Does Physical Activity Change our Behaviors?Change our Behaviors?
“Exercise is like Adderall and
Zoloft in the right
dosage.”John Ratey
Charleston Progressive Academy
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49%
60%
With AMX % Reduction
NO AMX
REFERRALS
SUSPENSIONS
Charleston ProgressiveAcademy Data
Northwoods Middle School
Administrators and Physical Education teachers placed a small group of hyperactive male students who were under achieving in the areas of reading
and/or math and placed them in a 2nd period Advanced PE class.
The purpose of Advanced PE was to put the male students through a rigorous workout which focused on target heart rates and overall improvement of their physical fitness levels. After Advanced PE, the students regained their grade
levels and went to core classes that focused on their weakest academic areas.
Northwoods Middle SchoolJB
• 8th grade, male•IEP for ADHD, head trauma•Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch•As 6th & 7th grade student at ABMS: finished in top 5 for most discipline referrals
Academic Highlights:•Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects•Social Studies award for most improved student•4th Quarter A/B Honor Roll•Spring MAP scores for reading increased 22 points since the January test date
Behavior Highlights:•Report card showed improved classroom conduct in ALL subjects•Decrease in referrals per month
Northwoods Middle SchoolJD
• 8th grade, male•Grandmother is caretaker, free/reduced price lunch•12 discipline referrals Aug-Jan
Academic Highlights:•Improved or maintained grades in ELA, Reading, Math & Social Studies•Spring MAP scores for reading increased 18 points since the January test date
Behavior Highlights:•ONLY 3 referrals after January!•Progress and report cards illustrate acceptable classroom conduct
Northwoods Middle SchoolBS
• 7th grade, male• 504 plan for ADHD• Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch•17 discipline referrals from August- January
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects
Behavior Highlights:• Decrease in discipline referrals• 4 referrals from February-August!
Northwoods Middle SchoolCJ
• 6th grade, male• Grandmother is caretaker, free/reduced price lunch• New student in December: 7 referrals in first four weeks• Prior history of extreme anger/behavior concerns
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in Math, Science and Social Studies• Increased MATH MAP scores by 17 points from January test date
Behavior Highlights:• Report card illustrates acceptable classroom conduct• Decrease in discipline referrals after placement in Advanced PE• End of year report card illustrates dramatic increases in overall behavior
Northwoods Middle SchoolAW
• 6th grade, male• Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch• Frequent behavior outbursts that disrupted class
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects• Increased MATH MAP scores by 16 points from January test date• Increased READING MAP scores by 15 points since October test date
Behavior Highlights:• Report card illustrates acceptable or outstanding classroom conduct• Classroom conduct identified as “Outstanding” in some subjects• Decrease in referrals
Northwoods Middle SchoolMW
• 8th grade, male• 20 discipline referrals from August- January• Free/reduced price lunch
Academic Highlights:• Increased grades in ALL subjects• First time in 4 years that student has been outright promoted to the next grade level
Behavior Highlights:• Improvements in classroom conduct as observed on final report card• Dramatic decrease in discipline referrals from January to June
BURKE MIDDLE HIGHSCHOOL
WELLNESS INITIATIVE
iPE intensive Physical Education
• 22 Males• Lowest Academic Performers• Highest Behavioral Problems
(8 or more referrals first semester)
Fall 2011 Referral Trending
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IRIR
Vitamin D Break Vitamin D Break
Does Physical Activity Does Physical Activity Change our Brains?Change our Brains?
BURKE MIDDLE HIGHSCHOOL
WELLNESS INITIATIVE
BMHS 7th grade boys Reading MAP Data
AVERAGE MAP POINT
GAIN:
5.6
Reading MAP Data BMHS 7th grade boys
in 4 months these7th graders made
a year and half’s growthin their Reading
MAP scores
AVERAGE MAP POINT
GAIN:
4.7
Math MAP Data BMHS 7th grade boys
in 4 months these7th graders made
a full year’s growthin their MathMAP scores
Northwoods Middle SchoolJB
• 8th grade, male•IEP for ADHD, head trauma•Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch•As 6th & 7th grade student at ABMS: finished in top 5 for most discipline referrals
Academic Highlights:•Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects•Social Studies award for most improved student•4th Quarter A/B Honor Roll•Spring MAP scores for reading increased 22 points since the January test date
Behavior Highlights:•Report card showed improved classroom conduct in ALL subjects•Decrease in referrals per month
Northwoods Middle SchoolJD
• 8th grade, male•Grandmother is caretaker, free/reduced price lunch•12 discipline referrals Aug-Jan
Academic Highlights:•Improved or maintained grades in ELA, Reading, Math & Social Studies•Spring MAP scores for reading increased 18 points since the January test date
Behavior Highlights:•ONLY 3 referrals after January!•Progress and report cards illustrate acceptable classroom conduct
Northwoods Middle SchoolBS
• 7th grade, male• 504 plan for ADHD• Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch•17 discipline referrals from August- January
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects
Behavior Highlights:• Decrease in discipline referrals• 4 referrals from February-August!
Northwoods Middle SchoolCJ
• 6th grade, male• Grandmother is caretaker, free/reduced price lunch• New student in December: 7 referrals in first four weeks• Prior history of extreme anger/behavior concerns
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in Math, Science and Social Studies• Increased MATH MAP scores by 17 points from January test date
Behavior Highlights:• Report card illustrates acceptable classroom conduct• Decrease in discipline referrals after placement in Advanced PE• End of year report card illustrates dramatic increases in overall behavior
Northwoods Middle SchoolAW
• 6th grade, male• Single parent home, free/reduced price lunch• Frequent behavior outbursts that disrupted class
Academic Highlights:• Increased or maintained grades in ALL subjects• Increased MATH MAP scores by 16 points from January test date• Increased READING MAP scores by 15 points since October test date
Behavior Highlights:• Report card illustrates acceptable or outstanding classroom conduct• Classroom conduct identified as “Outstanding” in some subjects• Decrease in referrals
Northwoods Middle SchoolMW
• 8th grade, male• 20 discipline referrals from August- January• Free/reduced price lunch
Academic Highlights:• Increased grades in ALL subjects• First time in 4 years that student has been outright promoted to the next grade level
Behavior Highlights:• Improvements in classroom conduct as observed on final report card• Dramatic decrease in discipline referrals from January to June
Improve Students Test Scores With Physical ActivityPublished July 4, 2011 | By WallyS
Researchers Kathryn L. King, MD, and Carly J. Scahill, DO, pediatric residents at the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, led by William S. Randazzo, MD, FAAP, and James T. McElligott, MD, sought to determine how implementing a daily physical activity program that incorporated classroom lessons would affect student achievement. First- through sixth-graders at an academically low-scoring elementary school in Charleston, S.C., took part in the program 40 minutes a day, five days a week. Prior to initiation of the program, students spent 40 minutes per week in physical education classes.
Results showed that the time spent out of a traditional classroom in order to increase physical education did not hurt students’ academic achievement. In fact, student test scores improved. Specifically, the percentage of students reaching their goal on the state tests increased from 55 percent before the program was initiated to 68.5 percent after the program was initiated.
Story Source:
The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by American Academy of Pediatrics, via EurekAlert!, a service of
AAAS.
“This data indicates that when carefully designed physical education programs are put into place,
children’s academic achievement does not suffer,” Dr. King said.
“More studies are needed,” Dr. Scahill added, “but there is growing substantial evidence that this
kind of physical activity may help improve academic behavior, cognitive skills and attitudes.”
Story Source:The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by American Academy of Pediatrics, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
Pair and SharePair and Share
Data Done Data Done And And
Research Research RenderedRendered
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Spurlock’s Truism
“Teachers need to understand and appreciate the relationship between curriculum and creative movement.”
MOVEMENTShould Be
Purposeful, Intentional, Calculated
And
ABSOLUTELY NESSESARY FOR EVERY STUDENT
EVERYDAY
Anchoring Anchoring LearningLearningThrough Through
MovementMovement
Physiological Physiological Developmental Developmental
SkiSkillsllsBasic MovemenBasic Movement t
BUILDING THE BUILDING THE FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK
Students crawl on their tummies across the mat using their left arm and right leg, then their right arm and left leg (bilateral). This station aids the brain in placing words on a page, reading words from left to right, and writing patterns in a sequence.
VESTIBULAR VESTIBULAR DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
Students spin a circle to the right, and then to the left. This allows for development of Spatial Awareness and Body Control. This station aids the brain in putting numbers or letters in a sequence, discriminating sounds, placing letters and words on a page, and writing letters in proper proportion.
INTEGRATING THE INTEGRATING THE SENSESSENSES
Students coordinate auditory, visual, and kinesthetic senses at this station. These concepts aid the brain in following the flow of words, sequencing patterns in math and reading, solving problems, and sorting information.
VISUAL-MOTOR CONTROLVISUAL-MOTOR CONTROL
Students trace basic shapes with their finger while saying the name of each shape. This aids students in focusing on reading for longerperiods,discriminatingsounds, and organizing information.
Spurlock’s Questions
“Why are these basic skills not required as a prerequisite to attend
kindergarten.”&
Why don’t we practice these basic skills everyday in kindergarten?
IRJust the Basics
Cross CrawlWindmillPretzel
Eye ExercisesBall FollowHand Jive
Pair Pair and and
ShareShare
What Does It Really Look Like?
And Does It Really Work?
HIEP
Harborview Intake Exercise Program
Yoga
Yoga
Yoga
Special Needs Class
IRIRSKIP COUNTINGSKIP COUNTING
RPSRPS
RPS GROUPSRPS GROUPS
Stall High School
The Brain Room was created by our PEP Grant
High School to give students the opportunity to learn while moving.
Brain Room
Stall Brain Room
Stall Brain Room
Stall Brain Room
Stall Fitness Room
Pinckney Elementary Pinckney Elementary SchoolSchool
First Fully Kinesthetic Classroom in the First Fully Kinesthetic Classroom in the
NationNation
NowNowJustJust
ShareShareQ and AQ and A