Educational Strategies

From the Desk of

Dr. Catherine Strecker
Hello! We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer and are looking forward to a
season of learning once again! July 2010
In the previous newsletter my main topic was about Dyslexia. Q 4, Ed. 1
How Can Applying
Brain-based theory can help people learn about how the brain Multiple Intelligence
works and how they can learn best. Theory Help Students
Learn?
Brain-based learning is learning in accordance with the way the
brain is naturally designed to learn.
To manage their own
Brain-based learning explains how to implement ways to improve It’s not how smart you learning
our learning environment.
are that matters, what
really counts is how you To develop study
strategies
are smart.
The Brain-Based Learning Theory is based on the
structure and function of the brain. To motivate for
The Physical Environment of Learning learning
The core principles of brain-based learning state
that: What constitutes an enriching environment that is
effective to trigger learning? To increase self-
1. The brain is a parallel processor which can perform
several activities at once esteem
Room Temperature
2. Learning engages the whole physiology
Lighting To value their individ-
3. The search for meaning is innate ual learning strengths
Colors and Cognition
4. The search for meaning comes through patterning
Plants/Odor To accurate personal
5. Emotions are critical to patterning
narrative describing
Sleep Deprivation
6. The brain processes wholes and parts simultaneously intellectual and crea-
Water tive life
7. Learning involves both focused attention and peripheral
perception To find out how these
Healthy Eating
environmental factors
8. Learning involves both conscious and unconscious proc- can effect learning,
Vitamins
esses contact Catherine Offered to:
9. There are two types of memory: spatial and rote
Music Strecker at
(620) 564-2510
10. Learning is developmental Movement School Districts
11. Complex learning is enhanced by challenge Talking Churches
12. Each brain is uniquely organized Christian Groups
Heredity vs. Environment
Caine and Caine 2000 Clubs
Organizations
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