How Handwriting Trains the Brain

Check out this article in the Wall Street Journal. I like the quote by the teacher at the end!

http://bit.ly/d0gSFN

B.

Bloom's Original Traingle

Bloom's Taxonomy with a Twist

Sec. C. Ch. 1 Pt. 5 - SmartBoard Notes

Sec. C. Ch. 1 Pt. 5 - Podcast

Sec. C. Ch. 1 Pt. 4 - Podcast

Sec. C. Ch. 1 Pt. 4 - Student Notes

Cognitive Styles

·      Deals with how we learn and think (brain)

·      Myers Briggs (MBTI)

            - it asses cognitive styles

·      A.R.C.S – John Keller

- Attention: interesting instruction, N²ame (need, novelty, meaning, emotion) A is silent. 

- Relevance: this meets a goal or need

- Confidence: student success

- Satisfaction: what is the payoff?

·      Motivation

- Intrinsic: coming from within yourself (internally)

- Extrinsic: coming from an outside source (externally)

Thanks to Riki for these notes!!