the engaged brain

maryfowler.com Positive Difference PD for Educators

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Stimulate MotivationImprove Performance

Overcome “This is boring!*!”

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The Engaged Brain

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Communication Creativity Team work Flexibility & adaptability Technical skill (base line skill)

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SHRM—Survey 200521st century workforce skills


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Dream Discover Design Deliver

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Creative Process


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Interacting systems Bidirectional neural connections Emotional communication stronger

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Emotion & Cognition


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Emotions in Learning

Help Hinder

Intelligence unfolds in the presence of a nurturing environment. Erickson

Make “it” safe Consciously create

positive emotional states

Create social security

You can’t learn with a hi-jacked brain.

Dan Goleman

Threat Appraisal Reaction or Action Tune in or turn-off

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Safety & Security◦ Connection & belonging

Autonomy & Self-determination◦ Choices & decisions, not “The Big Wait”

Feel competent◦ Trial & error

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3 C’s of Basic Needs of Intrinsic Human Motivation & Self-Determination (Deci)


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Teaching Excellenceis inspiring an individual

or team to produce

a desired result through personalized

teaching, expanding awareness,

and designing the environment.

The Art of Possibility

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Motivation is an investment decision.Students don’t invest because they don’t

value what’s happening in the classroom.Robyn Jackson

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Motivation


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Students enthusiastically greet and engage learning opportunities that are authentic, meaningful, and personally relevant.

Attract Attention Stimulate Desire Infuse Substance

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The Heart of Increased Performance!


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Being inattentive means being otherwise attracted. Ellen Langer

NoveltyChoice

Appealing Distractions

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1. Attract AtTention


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I will act as though what I do makes a difference.

William James Me-ness—knows, does, cares about We-ness—relevance to me, group, village,

globe Choice—whenever possible and

encouraging growth

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2. Stimulate Desire


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Authentic Tasks Crafted skillfully With Access to All (Differentiated)

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3. Infuse Substance


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Objectives: clear expectations & content standards

Activities: tasks focused & structured (time lines, organizational aides, models)

Assessment: clear criteria, opportunities for success, alternate forms of expression

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Crafted Substance


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Use multiple instructional methods Opportunities for participation Varying levels of instruction Means of expression Opportunities for success Multi-modal learning pathways

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Differentiated Tasks


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ATTRACTION

DESIRE

MOVEMENT

BELONGING

SUBSTANCE

novelty & choice

relevance & authenticity

active involvement

affiliation & interdependence

clear product focus & standards; self-monitoring; micro-formative assessments

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Rules of Engagement


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Student Affirmation & Objective

I am inspired and engaged in worthwhile work.

What I do matters.

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Get Engaged: Principles in Practice


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Commitment to self and others

Challenge as opportunity

Control “can do” belief—have or can acquire the resources

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Mrs. B’s Bloomin’ Buds


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What 2 criteria does a good project need to be meaningful? (Larmer & Mergendoller, 2010)

1. Students must perceive the task as personally meaningful, a task that matters so they want to do well.

2. Project must fulfill an educational purpose.

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Meaningful Projects


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1. Need to know◦ Engaging launch or project packet

2. Driving question◦ What’s the instructional point initiated w heart

3. Voice and choice◦ Topic, creative product, limited choices, time structure

4. 21st century skills◦ Collaboration, communication, critical thinking, technology

5. Inquiry and innovationStudent generated questions, testing ideas, draw conclusions

6. Feedback and revision◦ Direct, rubrics, peer critique

7. Publicly presented◦ Forum, parent meeting, assembly, other classes

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7 Project-Based Learning EssentialsLarmer & Mergendoller ED Leadership Sept. 2010


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The abstract and far away don’t always sustain the interest of the young. Place- and community-based education makes

learning relevant.

Connecting learning to life, engages, builds social capital, reconnects students to natural world, builds leaders by looking for real solutions to real problems.

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Bring It On HomeSmith & Sobel


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? Local topics or issues meaningful to students? Subject areas fit within topic? 4-5 overarching questions to guide learning? Learning standards project will assess? Student learning assessment and scaffolding.? Community partners you can bring to school? Learning beyond the school walls: field studies,

monitoring or inquiries activities? Publicize results

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Thinking “Local” Project Guide


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EL—Education Leadership Magazine, ASCD.org “Meaningful Work.” Vol. 68. No.1; September, 2010 (Entire issue about engagement through project based learning.)

Given, B. Teaching to the Brain’s Natural Learning Systems. 2002. Alexandria, VA. ASCD

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