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Brain Health Classroom

Explore Left vs. Right Brain functions, touch in learning, emotional intelligence, islands of competence, and resources to create a brain-healthy classroom environment. Learn from experts like Dr. Paul Nussbaum and Dr. Robert Brooks.

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Brain Health Classroom

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  1. Brain Health Classroom Presented by: Jennifer Kestenbaum & Jason Busby jkestenbaum@lvusd.org jbusby@lvusd.org

  2. School as a Brain Health Center “The sexiest part of you is your frontal lobe” -Dr. Paul Nussbaum

  3. Left Brain vs. Right Brain? • Left: Sequential • Right: Creative/Non-Linear • Cross-Stem • The Classroom: Daniel Pink • Abundance, Automation & Asia (left brain) • Creativity, Design & Imagination (right brain) • Women v. Men

  4. Left Brain v. Right Brain

  5. By looking at things differently, we can see something new. • Focus your attention on his eye • Then shift your attention to his neck and chin area Did you see the man turn his face? Creativity: approaching problems with a fresh perspective and multiple perspectives

  6. Touch (Brain -sight vs. Eyesight) • Object manipulation helps students make sense of the world and acquire the skills they will need to navigate abstract learning. • Experiments have shown that touch is as important as vision for learning and retaining information. Image Source: The Tinker School Brain-Sight Box

  7. Brain-sight Eyesight Object

  8. David Brooks: The Social Animal

  9. David Brooks: The Social Animal • Reason separated from emotions • We can’t learn without emotion – we learn from the people we love • Fight or Flight: modern day saber tooth tigers

  10. Dr. Robert Brooks : The Power of Mindsets • Avoidance Motivation • School is a place where “my deficits are highlighted and my strengths ignored.” • Charismatic Adult • Students don’t care what we know until they first know that we care. • Islands of Competence

  11. The Spaghetti Experiment

  12. Dr. Robert Brooks : The Power of Mindsets • Islands of Competence • Brainstorm your strengths as an educator (your islands of competence) • Share with a partner! • Partner feedback: How can your partner’s islands be used with students? • Switch

  13. Resources • Dr. Paul Nussbaum's Website • Paul Nussbaum – “Building a Brain Health Environment in the School” • Dr. Robert Brooks (website & monthly newsletter) • “The Search for Islands of Competence: A Metaphor of Hope and Strength” • The Educator’s Mindset: The Basis for Touching a Student’s Mind and Heart • Dr. Kenneth Wesson “Brain-Sight” Can Touch Allow Us to ‘See’ Better than Sight?” • TED Talks • David Brooks: “The Social Animal” • Tom Wujec: “Build a tower, build a team” (a.k.a. The Spaghetti Experiment) • Brain Breaks • K-6 Brain Break Ideas • K-12 Brain Break Ideas • David Brooks • New Humanism • Ray McNulty • International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE)

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