This is Your Brain. This Is How It Works.

Why should we as teachers want to better understand how the brain works?

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Parts of the brain:

Keep in mind there are two distinct sides with different functions

The Brainstem (Pathway to the Body)

Base of brain Unconscious work Autonomic functions (survival)

The Cerebellum (Balance)

little brain Large in size 11% of brains weight Center of balance

The brain has 4 areas called lobes

Frontal Parietal Temporal Occiptal

The Frontal Lobes (Problem Solving)

Largest part Move your body Highly developed Forms your personality

The Parietal Lobes (Touching)

Two major divisions Anterior and posterior Senses hot and cold, hard and soft, and pain. Taste and smell Helps integrate the senses

The Temporal Lobes (Hearing)

Process auditory stimuli Subdivisions Wernickes Area Brocas Area

The Occipital Lobes (Seeing)

Located at lower central back of brain Processes visual stimuli

Taking sides.two sides that is!

Two sides or hemispheres of the brain: LEFT and RIGHT
We have two cerebral hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum. This is a bundle of nerves that allows each side of the brain to communicate with each other. Each side of the brain processes things differently.

It is an outdated assumption that artsy type people are right-brained.

how the two sides process information that is! Left Brain Logical Sequential Rational Analytical Objective Looks at parts

Taking sides.

Right Brain
Random Intuitive Holistic Synthesizing Subjective Looks at wholes

Left Hemisphere
processes things more in parts and sequentially recognizes positive emotions Identified with practicality and rationality Understands symbols and representations Processes rapid auditory information faster than the right (crucial for separating the sounds of speech into distinct units for comprehension) is responsible for language development. It develops slower in boys, that is why males usually develop more language problems than females.

Right Hemisphere

Recognizes negative emotions

High level mathematicians, problem solvers, and chess players use The non-verbal side Responds to touch and music (sensory) Intuitive Responsive to color and shape Emotional and originative

what information the two sides recognize! Left Brain Letters Numbers
Right Brain

Taking sides.

Faces

Places
Objects
based on Sousa (1995, p. 88)

Words

Taking sides.take the test!

Hemispheric Dominance Inventory Test
at http://brain.web-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm http://brain.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html
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Sousa, D. R. (1995). How the Brain Learns. Reston, VA: NASSP

Any Questions?