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A picture I painted of my boys when they were young Read More...
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First, let me apologize for the gap in my blog posts. I made the move from Oklahoma to Texas and have been busy settling in my new home, new job, and finishing my BrainSMART Masters degree (one more week, yay!). To the PointI was at a conference once Read More...
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I'm very excited to announce BrainSMART is now a part of the blogging world! Below is a link to their first post. Please welcome them to the Edublogging community! BrainSMART: BrainSMART Blogging: In Full Support of Teachers: "We are proud to introduce Read More...
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“Oh my goodness!” I gasped, “Her reading level went up by 4 months in 30 minutes!” I was stunned. How was that possible? I call it the “Jared Factor.” Let me back up a bit. How it HappenedIt was March and one of my second grade students, Karen (not her Read More...
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Image via WikipediaMore things I'm learning through BrainSMART... Making predictions utilizes the higher-order thinking skills of our frontal lobes. Teach students the metacognitive power of predictions to ensure interest, motivation, as well as current Read More...
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The reading levels of my students have increased an average of 5 months in the last two and a half months. I am thrilled! How did it happen you ask? Metacognition. The BrainSMART courses I am taking are chock full of fantastic metacognitive strategies. Read More...
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The Dana Foundation and BrainSMART helped my class celebrate Brain Awareness Week (BAW). They provided cool pamphlets, brain erasers, and BAW pencils to add to our BAW fun! We want to say THANK YOU! ActivitiesWe had a fun week learning more about how Read More...
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I've learned through the BrainSMART program that one of the most powerful tools you can give your students is thinking skills. When you or I read (or do math, science, and even everyday life situations), we automatically make predictions, inferences, Read More...
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Today my class was featured in an article in The Edmond Sun. The reporter discussed our growing class brain in her article. This has prompted questions from other interested teachers, so I’ve decided to give an update. The Edmond Sun article is here: Read More...
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Patty Miller from The Edmond Sun saw an ad for the BrainSMART informational session next Tuesday, and decided to visit my classroom to see brain-based teaching in action. Being a former teacher herself, she was especially intrigued. She wrote a wonderful Read More...
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As my regular readers know, I am in the BrainSMART graduate program pursuing a Master of Science in Brain-Based Teaching with a concentration in Reading and Literacy (Just one of their brain-based degrees). When I read about the program, I was so excited Read More...
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I’ve had a wiki for my 2nd grade classes for a few years now. So I couldn’t see the point in having students blog on top of that. However, a comment by Angie Rumsey in an Edupln blog post had me reverse my thinking and start my students blogging! The Read More...
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Image by Getty Images via @daylifeMore amazing things I’m learning in the BrainSMART graduate program... Students who are taught reading comprehension strategies are more successful readers. While some students may eventually learn some of these strategies Read More...
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More amazing things I’m learning in the BrainSMART graduate program... Reading is not a natural act for the brain. In other words, there are no existing structures wired into the brain specifically for reading. To read, the brain uses structures meant Read More...
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