Neuroscience supports the need for Quality Physical Education. Jean Blaydes Action Based Learning www.actionbasedlearning.com. The Benefits of Exercise. Exercise boosts brain function Exercise improves cognition Exercise strengthens memory Exercise prepares the brain to learn - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jean BlaydesAction Based
Learningwww.actionbasedlearning.comNeuroscience supports the need
for Quality Physical EducationThe Benefits of ExerciseExercise
boosts brain function Exercise improves cognitionExercise
strengthens memoryExercise prepares the brain to learnExercise
regulates behaviorExercise weakens the ill effects of
povertyExercise can positively change the brain
Movement Physical Activity ExerciseExercise Grows Brain
Cells
www.actionbasedlearning.com4Embodied CognitionUsing gestures,
actions and motions to understand concepts
Movement anchors learning through our senses to increase
retention and retrieval of memory11-13-15ABC Pathways Mat5Emotional
PunctuationCelebrations to build
MINDSETwww.actionbasedlearning.comAbout 85% of students prefer to
process KINESTHETICALLYwww.actionbasedlearning.com
How do we learn?
PE builds the Framework for LearningNeuron
9Neurons are thinking cells Neuron
AxonMyelinSynapseDendritesSecondary dendritic branching
www.actionbasedlearning.comAmydala research10This is your
BRAINYour brain is about the size of 2 fists put
togetherInformation flows back and forth, side to side and up and
downCorpus CallosumMotor CortexThree basic motor movements:Crawling
to WalkingJumpingRolling
www.actionbasedlearning.comBrain ModelBran ChallengesGotchaQuikc
Math11Cerebellular TrainingThe cerebellum and the Pre frontal
Cortex are connected. The PFC controls memory, language, emotions,
social skills, and attention. If the cerebellum is off, then
cognitive function suffers. Physical patterns and skills challenge
the cerebellum and it grows quicker. Cerebellular exercises that
cross the midline enlist more parts of the brain for well developed
attention systems. Budde 2008What makes us MOVE is also what makes
us THINKSoul Man13Exercise benefits the BRAIN
firstwww.actionbasedlearning.comExercise changes the brain at a
MOLECULAR LEVEL Brain fuel is oxygen and glucose Neurogenesis
Secondary dendritic branching Neurotransmitters BDNFBDNF
BonnieEndorphins, Serotonin, Cortisol, Dopamine14Exercise makes you
SmarterBDNF floods the brain Aids mental sharpness and the ability
to learn and memorizeBDNF increase could alleviate the symptoms of
ADHD
Dartmouth Michaels Hopkins
5/2012www.actionbasedlearning.comEXERCISE is encoded in our
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Playwww.actionbasedlearning.comPlay is found in every speciesThe
more intelligent the species the more play is involved
Stuart Brown The Science of PlayThe CHAIR is the least effective
environment for LEARNING!
Chair activity18John Medina, author of Brain Rules says, "The
human brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related
to surviving in an outdoor setting in unstable meteorological
conditions and to do so in near constant motion. So...if you wanted
to design a learning environment that was directly opposed to what
the brain is naturally good at doing ~ you'd design a frickin
classroom!
Average composite of 20 students brains taking the same
testBRAIN AFTER SITTING QUIETLYBRAIN AFTER 20 MINUTE WALK
Research/scan compliments of Dr. Chuck Hillman University of
IllinoisThe Good N.E.W.S.What puts the body into balance physically
Nutrition Exercise Water Sleepwww.actionbasedlearning.comShow the
ABC NEWS clip21Action Based
Classroomswww.actionbasedlearning.comBody Brain Adventure for
grades 3-8 Body Legs Muscles Bones Hands/Feet Eyes Heart Brain
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www.actionbasedlearning.comPhysical Education is central to the
Learning ProcessWhy PE?Rodney29Action Based LearningJean
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