1 / 13

Whole Brain Teaching

Whole Brain Teaching. Katie DeFazio & Ashley Kelly. Origin of WBT. Began in 1999 by three teachers from California: Chris Biffle , Jay Vanderfin , and Chris Rekstad Claim to be one of the fastest growing, education reform movements in America

mei
Download Presentation

Whole Brain Teaching

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Whole Brain Teaching Katie DeFazio & Ashley Kelly

  2. Origin of WBT • Began in 1999 by three teachers from California: Chris Biffle, Jay Vanderfin, and Chris Rekstad • Claim to be one of the fastest growing, education reform movements in America • Goal: Create peaceful classrooms full of orderly fun

  3. What is WBT? • Class Rules • Management System • Engaging teaching methods

  4. Class Rules • Follow directions quickly • Raise your hand for permission to speak • Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat • Make smart choices • Keep your dear teacher happy

  5. Classroom Management • Levels • The Scoreboard • Practice Cards • Guff Counter • Independents • Bull’s Eye Game • The Agreement Bridge

  6. Engaging Teaching Methods • Class – Yes • Teach – OK • Hands and eyes • Mirror • Switch

  7. Benefits of WBT • Active engagement and learning • Elaborative rehearsal • Simultaneous multisensory learning • Create pathways to long-term storage

  8. Concerns About WBT • Is it just a fad? • Not research based • Misleading claims • Brain claims • Effective problem solving strategies?

  9. What should you be aware of? • Little to no research to support effectiveness • Pre-teaching required • A potential for robot-like students • Surface level vs. deep learning • Neuromyths • Left vs. Right Brain Learning • Using all 4 hemispheres Creative Analytical Emotional Organized

  10. Our Recommendations • WBT provides an effective framework • Teaching aids • Classroom exercises • Classroom rules and structure • Engaging learning opportunities for students • Success alongside supplemental strategies • Interested? Do your research. You are a professional. Do what you know is best practice for your students.

  11. Resources • Biffle, C. (2013). Whole brain teaching for challenging kids. Lucinda Geist. Retrieved from http://www.sammt.org/cms/lib03/MT15000278/Centricity/Domain/56/WholeBrain_Biffle.pdf • Biffle, C. (2013). Whole brain teachers of america. Retrieved from http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=135&Itemid=105 • Bonnema, T. (2009). Enhancing student learning with brain-based research. • Cassidy, D. J. (n.d.). A brief introduction to "whole-brain" teaching and learning. (Master's thesis, UMUC)Retrieved from http://peoplelearn.homestead.com/MEdHOME2/Leadership/Cassidy_Whole-Brain_Presentation.pdf • Connell, D. (2013). Left brain vs right brain in the classroom. Scholastic, Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/left-brainright-brain • Fishel, J. (2011). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://jessiefishel.weebly.com/whole-brain-teaching-research.html • Forsythe, J. (2013, April 6). How effective is 'whole brain teaching'?. Retrieved from http://www.bnd.com/2013/04/06/2566812/how-effective-is-whole-brain-teaching.html

  12. Resources Continued • Freundlichteaching. (Performer) (2010). Whole brain teaching: Grade 1 classroom [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaweXw03kQI • Medina, J. (2008). Brain Rules: 9 Sensory Integration. (1st ed., pp. 199-218). Seattle, WA: Pear Press. • Lepper, L. (2011, April 30). Three basic techniques in whole brain teaching. Retrieved from http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/lee-lepper/three-basic-techniques-in-whole-brain-teaching/ • Smith, C. V., & Cardaciotto, L. (2011). Is active learning like broccoli? student perceptions of active learning in large lecture classes. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(1), 53-61. Retrieved from www.iupui.edu/~josotl • Stephanie. (2012, July 19). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.3rdgradethoughts.com/2012/07/getting-started-with-whole-brain.html • Wolfe, P. (2010). Brain Matters. (2nd ed., pp.149-151). Arlington, VA: ASCD.

More Related