Brain Based Learning
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How to teach in ways that increase brain connections and lead to stronger learning!
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Help for the Teacher Soul during this Stressful Situation
There is a lot of help (and overwhelm) out there about distance learning, navigating teaching during coronavirus, and tips and tutorials. But what about on a human level? Are you having trouble focusing and needing to just zone out? And yet, you feel so lost and depressed if you just veg out? Help is here. These are some ways to nurture your teacher soul while still feeling productive.
Doodle Note Club
Doodle notes activate your students' left and right hemispheres of the brain. Whenever this happens, there is cross-lateral communication and retention is improved! Try doodle notes today in math, english, science, or any other content area. Doodle notes are great for a wide variety of ages.
Doodle Note Club
Creating your own doodle notes opens up a world of possibilities! You probably know by now all of the incredible brain benefits, like memory and retention, and the added bonuses, like engagement and relaxation. Here are some "secrets" to creating your own awesome doodle notes!
How to teach teens to organize information visually
teens need to build up their toolkit of study skills and note-taking strategies. Teachers in all content areas need to focus on explicitly teaching students how to take good notes and use them as study guides. Help your students build their knowledge on taking graphic notes, I’m sharing this FREE sheet on the ways to visually organize information. This will help them get started and explore ways they can build sketch/ doodle style study guides.
Systems of Linear Equations
Doodle notes perfect for middle school math! Systems of Equations, their Solutions, and Solving a System by Graphing and / or Substitution: 3 page visual interactive "doodle notes" set - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections
Linear Equations Doodle Notes
Teach pre-algebra with creativity! Relating Graphs to Events, Working with Equations in 2 Variables, & Graphing Linear Equations Using a Table: 3 page visual interactive "doodle notes" set -
Middle School Pre-Algebra Doodle Note Book
The full Pre-Algebra Doodle Note Book offers your middle school math class the brain benefits of visual note taking all throughout their coursework! The doodle notes include fractions, decimals, integers, percents, geometry, equations, expressions, proportions, probability, graphs, inequalities, th...
Writing An Equation Doodle Note
Steps for solving a problem by writing an equation - visual interactive "doodle notes" Students are guided through graphic notes for math problem solving through "Read, Understand, Plan, Write, Solve, and Check." Great activity for middle school math.
Podcasts for Teachers of Teens
Teaching teens middle school and high school can feel joyful and rewarding most days, but can also frustrate you with one challenge after another. They go through so many changes and so many ups and downs at this stage of life. Teen brains are physiologically different from adult brains.Here are some podcasts to help you in your journey of teaching teenagers. Whether you’re trying to understand adolescents’ thoughts and actions, or looking for classroom tips these podcasts are for you!
Podcasts for Teachers of Teens
Teaching teens middle school and high school can feel joyful and rewarding most days, but can also frustrate you with one challenge after another. They go through so many changes and so many ups and downs at this stage of life. Teen brains are physiologically different from adult brains.Here are some podcasts to help you in your journey of teaching teenagers. Whether you’re trying to understand adolescents’ thoughts and actions, or looking for classroom tips these podcasts are for you!
Interactive Visual Notes
Making Interactive Notebooks Easy - Visual Note Taking with "doodle note" stickers!
Theoretical Probability Doodle Notes Set
Teach your math class all about theoretical probability with these doodle notes. It includes counting principles and tree diagrams!
Box and Whisker Plots Doodle Notes
reading and creating box & whisker plots: visual interactive "doodle note" set. Content includes: - parts of a box plot - 5 number summary - representing the median and the spread with the box and whiskers - quartiles (finding and marking upper and lower quartiles, plus definition) - analyzing and summarizing data points - reading a box and whisker plot - creating a box plot from scratch - identifying outliers, max and minimum data values, and range - visual reminders - practice…
Graphic Organizers for Note Taking and Study Skills
Teaching Note Taking & Study Skills - Using graphic organizers to build mental connections and increase retention
FREE Quadrilaterals Doodle Notes
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