Talking Triggers New Ideas & Connections. Through It We Grow Intelligence

LEARNING FACT

The greater the access to your prior knowledge, the more easily you can learn new information.

LEARNING FACT

Talking triggers new ideas & connections. Through it we grow intelligence.

LEARNING FACT

Movement integrates the right & left hemispheres so we can think better.

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All thinking is the asking and answering of questions.

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We learn more effectively when we reflect and notice our own learning.

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When we notice, talk about & reflect on similarities and differences we can double the learning.

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Prediction improves inference and deepens understanding.

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Graphic organizers stimulate the brain to create meaningful and relevant connections.

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Novelty refocuses the brain and gives it a shot of energy.

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We cannot learn optimally if we feel stressed.

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Just as everyone has unique fingerprints, everyone has unique brains.

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We learn best when we are challenged and engaged.

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The more personally significant the information, the more thoroughly it will be processed and remembered.

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Information is most likely to get stored if it makes sense and has meaning.

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Learning doesn’t happen unless we pay attention and focus.

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The better we feel physically and mentally, the easier it is to learn.

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The more ways something is learned, the more easily we can remember what we learned.

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Making images increases comprehension by 50%.

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Properly set goals increase motivation and persistence, leading to enhanced performance.

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Synthesizing, which encourages longer and more complex connections, literally grows the brain.

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Standing appears to provide a 5-15% greater flow of blood and oxygen to the brain, thereby increasing attention.

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As a meaning maker, the brain is constantly searching for connections and patterns. People who think metaphorically can see connections more readily.

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The process of brainstorming can be used to activate prior knowledge since one student’s idea causes other student to scan their neural networks for related ideas.

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When new learning is put into personal words, we capitalize on the brain’s ability to connect the new to know.