Boosting Learning Retention With BBP

1. Boosting Learning Retention With BBP James Chang 1199SEIU Education Fund

2. Can’t Retain Reviewing Boosting Learning Retention With BBP James Chang

3. As Ts, what can you do to boostSs’ learning retention? • Proper and sufficient stimulation • Likely to stay in the mind

4. Respond Respond 4 Frontal Cortex Back Cortex 3 Fantastic FouRs Resolve Resolve Receive Receive 1 2 Reflect Reflect

5. Cortisol

6. * The Clapping Game • * Reverse Musical Chairs • * Porcupine Balls

7. Brain-Based Learning Activities

8. In a complete sentence, describe one similarity.

9. In a complete sentence, describe one difference.

10. Give this photo a title.

12. “Prior exposure to content (the Priming effect) or even a simple presentation of questions leads to quicker responses. Learning and recall also increase when a pattern is provided prior to exposing learners to a lesson.” Eric Jenson, 2008

13. 3A 3B 2A 2B 1A 1B 4A • Demonstrate how this activity works – creative & analytical • View a photo that contains two images side by side within in it • In complete sentences, write down the similarities/differences of the 2 images (1 sentence for each category plus a title) • After 2 minutes, move to the next photo • Pattern Sentences 4B Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond

14. Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond Similar – Laura and James both have/are/can. Different - Laura has/is/can,but James doesn’t have/isn’t/can’t.

15. Similarities Differences Similarities Differences Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond Similarities Differences

16. Similarities Differences Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond • Repetition – the learning cycle • Time management - manageable

17. Descriptive Writing Dear Teacher, I worked with a picture in class last week. It was a/an (adjectives) picture……. Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond strange, exciting, funny, interesting, touching, etc. => Emotion

18. 3A 3B 2A 2B 1A 1B 4A 4B • Receive and Reflect -- • Show a sample picture and demonstrate how this activity works • View a photo that contains two images side by side within it • Resolve and Respond -- • 3. In complete sentences, write down the similarities/differences of the 2 images (1 sentence for each category plus a title) • After 2 minutes, move to the next photo • Receive, Reflect, Resolve & Respond • 5. Ask the groups that have the same photos to compare & consolidate their answers onto one flipchart sheet with only 1 title. • Put consolidated flipchart sheets on the board (discussion & error correction) • 7. Follow up Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond

19. Emotions give us a more activated and chemically stimulated brain. Eric Jenson (2008) The Role of Emotions in Learning Emotions are so important that they have their own memory pathways. Hence, it is common for Ss to remember most events like a field trip or a hands-on activity far longer than they would a mere lecture. Larry Squire (1987, 1992)

20. Emotions

21. Emotions • A person to whom you want to say, “Thank You!” • 5 adjectives to describe that person

22. Emotions • The person is/was my………. • I’d like to thank him/her because……. • One thing I’d like to do for him/her is……..

23. To increase learning retention, what could you do next? Have each student write a letter to tell that person how they feel

24. Pictures, sound & instructions reflecting, making sense Receive, Reflect, Resolve, Respond problem solving, decision making Speech Writing

25. Mountains Draw something and anything House Trees Train

26. Mountains, House, Trees, River, Sun • in front of, next to, behind, far from…………. • there is / there are

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28. Boosting Learning Retention With BBP THANK YOU! James Chang James.chang@1199funds.org