In my CFE I was unable to blog about my experience since it was with high risk kids and it was unsafe to release personal situations with the kids even with removing all identifying names. Although I am happy to share my learning experience with Brain based training. This training was great experience that could be used with all students. With most of the students experiencing trauma in my CFE, brain based learning is a approach that helps understand the level of care the students need.
The core principles of brain-based learning state that: The brain is a parallel processor, meaning it can perform several activities at once, like tasting and smelling. Learning engages the whole physiology. The search for meaning is innate. The search for meaning comes through patterning. Emotions are critical to patterning. The brain processes wholes and parts simultaneously. Learning involves both focused attention and peripheral perception. Learning involves both conscious and unconscious processes. We have two types of memory: spatial and rote. We understand best when facts are embedded in natural, spatial memory. Learning is enhanced by challenge and inhibited by threat. Each brain is unique. – See more at: http://www.funderstanding.com/theory/brain-based-learning/brain-based-learning/#sthash.G6v7Pfha.dpuf
The training was so beneficial to my role as a teacher. I will now never say to a child “what were you thinking” or raise my voice to provoke fear. I really enjoyed the training and would like to continue to learn about how the brain works and develops in students.