Using ICT to make
classroom
resources
What are the unique opportunities that
ICT offers to enhance teaching and
learning?
Why is the use of still images,
animation , video and audio so
important?
Why is the interactivity encouraged
by ICT so valuable in accelerating
learning?
“Understanding the
child’s brain is the
key to understanding
how they learn.”
Jane Healy
Corpus Callosum
THE LEARNING BRAIN
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There are many kinds of brain cells
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neurons make the brain the thinking and
learning organ
fruit fly
monkey
human
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100,000 neurons
10 billion
100 billion
[adults have half the number found in the brain of a 2 year old]

10,000 - 100,000 brain cells lost every day through
attrition, decay, disuse
THE LEARNING BRAIN

3 pounds in weight [1300 - 1400 grams]

size of a large grapefruit

78% water, 10% fat, 8% protein
THE LEARNING BRAIN
 energy efficient
 consumes 20% of the body’s energy
 2% of body’s adult weight
The two sides to your brain
The left side
The right side
emphasises
emphasises
Corpus Callosum
Rhyme
Rhythm
Music
Pictures
Imagination
Patterns
Language
Logic
Numbers
Mathematics
Sequence
Words
The corpus callosum links
both
Left mode Superior in:
Right mode Superior in:
Writing
Drawing
Digit and letter recognition
Verbal imagery
Naming shapes
Non-verbal dimensions; depth,
tone, hue
Word recognition
Phonic discriminations
Slower, serial, analytical
difference detection
Drawing on previously
accumulated, organised
information
Photos, schematic figures
Tactile discriminations
Rapid, global, identity matching
Drawing on random thoughts
linked to emotions
Pupils who are strongly:
Think:
Activated by:
Linguistic
In words
speaking, reading and writing
tasks
Logicalmathematical
By reasoning
Spatial
Bodily-kinaesthetic
observations, analysis,
judgements, deductions,
hypothesis, conclusions,
problem-solving
In images and painting, drawing, visualising
pictures
objects from different
perspectives, forming images
and pictures in mind,
imagining, daydreaming
Through body doing, performing, playing,
sensations
using gesture, making,
moving around, touching
THE LEARNING BRAIN
Learning and Implications for Classroom Practice
Motor Stimulation
Visual Stimulation
Emotional Stimulation
Auditory
Thought
Stimulation
Nutrition
Musical
Stimulation
Whole Brain Learning
8 Intelligences
Equally Important
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Linguistic
Spatial
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Bodily
Kinaesthetic

Music
Intra-personal

Logical /
Mathematical
Interpersonal
Naturalist
It has been said that, on average,
WE REMEMBER
20% of what we read
30% of what we hear
40% of what we see
50% of what we say
60% of what we do
AND
90% of what we
see, hear, say and do!
To convert “surface” knowledge to “deep” learning, you have to do something
to make it take root. Once you have got the basic facts, you have to stop and
explore the subject.
This is where you can use the full range of your eight different intelligences
“So, the airline pilot explains how he does it. Firstly, he takes the systems
notes provided by the official manual and, for learning purposes,
reconstructs the essential areas into his own notes.These are more maps
than written notes. Comprising flow charts, highlighted keywords, and
the actions sequenced and attached to a mnemonic. Each complex
procedure is broken down into structured elements following the same
formula. A summary map is placed on the wall above the study desk.
Alongside the summary map is a black and white layout plan of the
controls in the airline flight deck. To learn the drills, the pilot looks at the
flow chart, says aloud the action described, reaches forward and touches
the switch as suggested by the layout plan on the wall.
This is
rehearsed until there is no need for the props and prompt cards”.
The learning is being rehearsed in 3 different sensory modalites - visual,
auditory and kinaesthetic.
Alistair Smith,
Accelerated Learning, NEP, 1998
Brain Quiz
Remember, you must attempt every question
1.
Try the questions on your own. (Allow 2 minutes)
2.
Work in a pair. (Allow 2 Minutes)
3.
Work as a group. (Allow 4 minutes)
Quiz Answers
1.
The average mass of an adult human brain is:
A)
5 pounds
B)
2 pounds
C)
8 pounds
D)
3 pounds
Quiz Answers
2.
The brain is approximately
A)
42% water, 46% protein, 8% fat, 4% other
B)
20% water, 40% protein, 36% fat, 4% other
C)
78% water, 8% protein, 10% fat, 4% other
D)
54% water, 26% protein, 16% fat, 4 % other
Quiz Answers
3.
The thin outer layer of the brain, which is packed
with nerve cells is called:
A)
the medulla oblongata;
B)
the cerebrum [cerebral cortex]
cortex];
C)
the cerebellum;
D)
the corpus callosum.
Quiz Answers
4.
On average, when the body is at rest, the brain
consumes:
A)
20% of the body’s energy;
B)
5% of the body’s energy;
C)
10% of the body’s energy;
D)
30% of the body’s energy;
Quiz Answers
5.
In a resting human, the average blood flow through
the brain is:
A)
40 litres per hour;;
hour;
B)
20 litres per hour;
C)
5 litres per hour;
D)
60 litres per hour;
Quiz Answers
6.
Each day, the number of brain cells lost, ranges from:
A)
1,000
-
10,000;
B)
100
-
1,000;
C)
10,000
--
100,000;
100,000;
D)
10
-
100
Quiz Answers
7.
Research in neuroscience indicates that:
A)
the right hemisphere of the brain emphasizes
language, logic and numbers;
B)
the left hemisphere of the brain emphasizes
rhythm, music and imagination;
C)
the right hemisphere of the brain emphasizes
rhythm, music and imagination;
D)
the left hemisphere of the brain coordinates
balance, heart rate and breathing
Quiz Answers
8.
The average number of brain cells in an adult
human is:
A)
100,000;
B)
billion;
100 billion
C)
10 million;
D)
10 billion.
GETTING THE BRAINS ATTENTION
5 STEPS IMPROVING LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS
Review for Recall
& Retention
Balance of activities
including different learning
styles
Providing Big Picture
Building on prior learning
Enriched Environment
Now you know a little about the
working of the brain find out your
preferred learning style.