Inside the teenage brain

 Watch this video and answer the following questions... (be sure to "watch the complete video")

 “Inside the Teenage Brain”

1.    What are some examples of day-to-day activities that teenagers find
difficult?



     2.  How does the “use it or lose” principle apply to the teenage
brain? What is being “pruned”?



3.    What is the pre-frontal cortex responsible for and how does research
connect it to teenagers’ risk-taking behaviors?



4.    What does the Yurgelun-Todd research at Mclean Hospital show about
teenagers and emotions?



5.    What has been cut from curriculums and the school day that researchers
believe is really important to adolescents?



6.    How many hours of sleep per night do teenagers require? How much sleep
did you get last night?



7.     One parent commented in the film that the one thing a
     teenager needs most is connection to adults. Is there an adult in
your life you have a strong connection to?  Do you consider this
person
your ally? Why?


8. How can this theory of the teenage brain create stereotypes?

How can you effect change through learning?

Good Morning,

Much of what we do is simply through habit and repetitiveness.  However, a lot of those habits were learned. I'd like you to look at the following short item from the NY Times about simple redesigns in cafeterias that can help students make healthy choices. The larger issue here is what are some things you can do with all this knowledge you are acquiring to effect positive change in you environment. Even though you will be leaving us in 6 short months, you are our most experienced students! so working in small groups...
 
1. Identify a problem you see at the school. Not something major but something that requires a minimum of change (sort of like the lunch reconfiguration)  

2. Understand the Problem — Formulate a clear statement of the desired outcome of the problem by asking the questions: What do we know about the problem? What do we not know? Is there enough information to help us find a solution? If not, what information do we need?  

3. As we will do with our larger sleep study, you will need to figure out how to Collect Data — will you need to go out into the field to make observations and collect data that will help us better understand the problem and identify its most significant factors. (Groups might collaborate on this step to avoid redundancies.)  

4. Devise a Plan — With data in hand, working groups discuss and brainstorm possible solutions.

We will take a look at these on Friday.

Have fun and see you Friday,

Mr. V

Basic Human Needs

Name 10 things you can't live without.and three reasons why you can't live without them.

Personality Test!

Please take the personality test at this site and be sure to read the results carefully. Be sure to return to the blog to leave comments about this journey of self discovery.

Study Habits

Have you been doing it all wrong? Read this article and comment as to what works best for you...and what doesn't work! Is there anything you might try after reading this? Should I use a different approach in instruction?

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