What is Why is

ATTENTION? attention
What does it look like? Sound like?
important for
Feel like?
learning?
Attention is like a spotlight:
● Illuminates what it shows
● Most people have poor control over the
spotlight

Like a vacuum cleaner:

● Sucks content into your brain

Controlling attention is a fundamental way to

shape your brain
Factors that impede attention:
• Low blood glucose levels
• Feeling uncomfortable with Classroom attention
classmates is a
• Lack of sleep statistical
• Substandard acoustics improbability…
• Perception of content being
irrelevant
• Drug and alcohol use
• Mobile phones
 ● How helpful are phones to
your education?

● How distracting are phones

DISTRACTION

to your education?

0 = not at all

10 = very

Where are you on

the graph? Where
EDUCATIONAL HELPFULNESS do you want to be?
Convert the
information
in the graph
to a thesis
statement.
 Convert the
information in
the graph to a
thesis
statement.
Summarize
the video in
less than
10 words.

Note: humans and

dinosaurs did not live on the
planet at the same time.
Strategies to Deepen Focus and Attention

In your table groups,

discuss strategies you
can use to deepen
focus and attention.

Create a list of
strategies.
 Strategies to Deepen Focus and Attention
• Groups report out
strategies, not repeating
any that have been
previously shared.
• Record strategies on
sticky notes for
classroom display.
Strategies to Deepen Focus and Attention
● Study w
ith tech
breaks
● Treat sl
eep as
sacred
● Minimiz
e alerts
and notific
ations.
● Honor t
ech-free
ti m e