#UDLchat "Engage the Brain"
Design for Learning that Taps into the Power of Emotion!
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We are so excited to have Allison Posey as the Guest Host for the April 3 #UDLchat! In her powerful book Engage the Brain, she states that "..at the core of learning is emotion; emotion ties the knot for learning." Join us as we dig into just a few of the concepts from Allison's book. You will find some book quotes that may support your engagement in this chat, by scrolling below the questions!
Here are our questions for April 3, 2019:
Q1: What do you do to insure that learners perceive your learning environment and activities in a positive way, setting the emotional foundation for learning to occur? #UDLchat
Q2: How do you design, or coach others to design, learning environments to balance moments of attention and moments of self-reflection? #UDLchat
Q3: How do you help learners understand brain plasticity and how do you apply it to the design of your instruction? #UDLchat
Q4: What are your favorite ways to support learners in managing cognitive load (the amount of energy it takes to complete a task)? #UDLchat
Book Quotes:
Page 15: “The physiology of emotional activation has remained fundamentally the same over thousands of years of evolution: the system that helped us survive on the savannah is the same system that is active today in our classrooms. However, today, instead of responding to an approaching tiger, students respond to events such as taking tests, reading, public speaking, researching or choosing where to sit for lunch. The physiology of a student in a classroom can be as intense as it would be if he were escaping a tiger.”
Page 52: “In any moment, a multitude of brain circuits are active in an interconnected symphony of exchange. Even in mundane tasks, no part of the brain has been found to go unused. There are structural specializations within the brain but isolated regions never act independently. They are interconnected and part of networks of brain activity.” “During the course of an academic day, it is important to find a balance in the activation of both systems. (looking out and looking in).”
Page 115: “Difficult, challenging tasks or novel situations require that we expend more mental energy – they increase our cognitive load. Think of cognitive load like sand filling your brain. At the start of a lesson, students arrive with different amounts of sand.”
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What's this #UDLchat all about?
#UDLchat is a bi-monthly Twitter chat focused on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We are a virtual community of practitioners, enthusiasts, and evangelists eager to discuss resources, successes, and challenges in implementing UDL in a wide variety of environments and contexts.
Join us every 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 9-9:30pm ET / 6-6:30pm PT for a rapid-fire learning-focused chat, and build your PLN!
Your Co-hosts tonight! Allison Posey, CAST & Barb Gentille Green, Ohio State Support Team 7
#UDLchat Team
Mindy Johnson @min_d_j
Elizabeth Stein @ElizabethLStein
Ron Rogers @Ronbrogers
Barb Gentille Green @BGentilleGreen
Bryan Dean @drrevdean
Kimberly Coy @digitallearnudl
Joni Degner @DegnerJoni
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