What will we do in our classes to help engage the distracted teenage brain? by Marti Player https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf The brain in an age of digital distraction en-us 2018-09-20 22:12:45 UTC 2025-11-04 06:11:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Put cellphones away in hanging pockets and encourage more dialogue player_m https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/284163685 2018-09-20 22:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/284163685 player_m https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/284499281 2018-09-21 17:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/284499281 Always keep SCARF in mind as it relates to students:. STATUS, CERTAINTY, AUTONOMY, RELATIONSHIPS, FAIRNESS player_m https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285236891 Am I important?
Am I safe?
Am I in control of my life?
Am I part of the tribe?
Are things fair?]]> 2018-09-24 19:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285236891 The Value of Story Telling https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285241592 Share and develop stories, build narratives with your class that include learning while encouraging inclusiveness.  ]]> 2018-09-24 19:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285241592 Build relationships and take the time to make connections. https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285241778 2018-09-24 19:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285241778 BRAIN REBUILDING https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285242546 Remind students that the brain is in a constant state of development - that the brain you have does not define who we are or will be - and that we (as educators) can play a key role in the development of the adolescence mind. ]]> 2018-09-24 19:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285242546 Show LOTS of related pictures, especially funny ones! https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285244258
Laugh every day!]]> 2018-09-24 19:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285244258 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285248273 Tell students that they CAN do Math!]]> 2018-09-24 20:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285248273 maion_s1_1 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285253769 Brains get good at what they do / practice.  Nothing changes until the picture changes.

]]> 2018-09-24 20:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285253769 maion_s1_1 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285253980 Saying things out loud increases brain engagement 4x]]> 2018-09-24 20:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285253980 Help students formulate different "messages to self". As Henry Ford put it "Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right". https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285254199 2018-09-24 20:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285254199 Take frequent brain breaks: https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285254732 Stand up & stretch
Do cross over activities - L hand touches right shoulder..

]]> 2018-09-24 20:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285254732 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285255276 2018-09-24 20:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285255276 Use storytelling format whenever possible! https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285255334 2018-09-24 20:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285255334 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285262251 2018-09-24 20:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285262251 15 to 20 minute brain breaks https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285262406 I want to think of ways to work in standing up or walking around to get the blood moving.]]> 2018-09-24 20:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285262406 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264204 take a minute to connect with students on a personal level. And ... take brain breaks!! ]]> 2018-09-24 21:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264204 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264454 Get them to stand up and repeat out loud the key information in the lesson.]]> 2018-09-24 21:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264454 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264582 Encourage best guesses, not right answers - take the pressure off perfection and put it onto engagement and thinking. Emphasize that effort builds brains, not accuracy. ]]> 2018-09-24 21:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264582 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264659 Have fun...but still have students learn something ]]> 2018-09-24 21:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264659 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264678 Have fun]]> 2018-09-24 21:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285264678 https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285265145 Give students 'brain food]]> 2018-09-24 21:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285265145 Active brain breaks---share ideas with a classmate while you're moving! https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285266747 2018-09-24 21:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285266747 Wise Words https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285266840 Choose my words more wisely for encouragement. ]]> 2018-09-24 21:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285266840 Pictures!!!!! https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285271683 Pictures!!!! And Stories!!!!!]]> 2018-09-24 21:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/player_m/mvk6mpkdyfhf/wish/285271683