Lenny VerMaas - Brain Based

“The more we understand the brain, the better we’ll be able to design instruction to match how it learns best.”

Pat Wolfe

Everybody brain can grow and change to learn any level of content. The very best time for brain growth is when you are struggling and making mistakes. Jo Boaler

Strategies include primacy-recency, processing time, making sense and meaning, state changes, VAK (visual, auditory, kinesthetic), chunking, closure, clear objectives, going limbic (amygdala hijack) Resources and links for Brain Strategies to Boost Retention.

Watch this 5 minute video or this 10 minute video to see what a growth mindset is about.
Check out the Power of YET. Instead of students saying "I can't do this" parents respond with "You can't do this, YET."
More resources and links can be found at Growth Mindset

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“The more we understand the brain, the better we’ll be able to design instruction to match how it learns best.”

Pat Wolfe

Everybody brain can grow and change to learn any level of content. The very best time for brain growth is when you are struggling and making mistakes. Jo Boaler

Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@gmail.com @lennyvermaas Lenny's YouTube Channel