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Brain Research

This presentation explores the fundamental concepts of brain research related to learning and language acquisition. It delves into how neurons, dendrites, and synapses form the basis of cognitive development. Discover how newborns learn their first language, the significance of bilingual education, and the crucial role of social interaction in reinforcing learning. Engage with exercises designed to illustrate color identification and the implications for language learning, especially among limited English proficient (LEP) students. Gain insights into the brain’s adaptability and the importance of enriched environments for optimal development.

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Brain Research

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  1. Brain Research

  2. Brain scans

  3. Basics of learning • Neurons • Dendrites • Synapse

  4. Basics of learning • Neurons • Dendrites • Synapse

  5. Basics of learning • Neurons • Dendrites • Synapse

  6. The brain is programmed for survival • New born babies learn their first language • Bilingual – learned naturally • Bilingual – learned through formal education

  7. Read the following words • Nugisenatia • Babosoto • Uldenated • Axphrekisito

  8. Color identification exercise • Choose a partner • There will be 3 columns of colored objects on the next slide • Take turns identifying the colors of the objects in each of the three columns as fast as you can • Start now

  9. Implications of the color exercise • Strong network has been formed • Requires some work • LEP kids are experiencing similar difficulties with regard to the second language

  10. Reinforcement is crucial • A new pathway can be built and reinforced with practice • Pruning is very real • If you don’t use it you lose it!

  11. Social Interaction is Critical • The brain is social • Interaction with others in a social setting reinforces learning • Bilingual baby experiments

  12. Brain facts • The brain is essentially curious and it must be to survive • The brain changes physiologically as a result of experience • An enriched environment addresses multiple aspects of development simultaneously

  13. Brain facts • The brain constantly seeks connections between the new and the known • The brain is innately social and collaborative • IQ is not fixed at birth • Some abilities are acquired more easily during certain sensitive periods, or “windows of opportunity”

  14. Brain facts • The brain constantly seeks connections between the new and the known • The brain is innately social and collaborative • IQ is not fixed at birth • Some abilities are acquired more easily during certain sensitive periods, or “windows of opportunity”

  15. Develop a plan of action • EJH meets in EJH workroom • HS meets in HS science lab

  16. Thank you for your attendance and participation today • This language issue really is important!

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