Becoming a Wiz at Brain Based Teaching

My favorite part of this presentation was the association between the amygdala and armadillo and Hippocampus and a hippo. Plus the team added the visuals of stuffed animals to further the analogy. The group also shared with us information like how memory works and the attention span of middle school students. The hand out made it easier to stay focused on the lesson. I was also impressed that the group remembered some of the things we learned in practicum, like putting the agenda on the board so we knew what was going to happen next. Lastly the role model activity also made me think about myself as a person and how that was different than what who I wanted to be as a teacher. This presentation had a lot of useful knowledge and things that I will think about for a while.