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Daily Biological Rhythms Affect Teaching and Learning

Daily Biological Rhythms Affect Teaching and Learning. Kelly Caron. Bodies have Daily Cycles for: - temperature - breathing - digestion - hormone concentrations Timing of Cycles depends on daylight. Circadian Rhythms. Suprachiasmatic nuclei. What is it?

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Daily Biological Rhythms Affect Teaching and Learning

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  1. Daily Biological RhythmsAffect Teaching and Learning Kelly Caron

  2. Bodies have Daily Cycles for: - temperature - breathing - digestion - hormone concentrations Timing of Cycles depends on daylight Circadian Rhythms

  3. Suprachiasmatic nuclei • What is it? • What does it do for our bodies? • How can this change the way we teach? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17L5S7Kk7Cc

  4. Psychological- Cognitive Cycle • Refers to our ability to focus on in coming information with intent to learn • Research has drawn attention to sleep wake cycles of students • During low points of focus students (20 to 60 minutes past middle of day) must use more effort to learn (called “dark hole of learning”)

  5. More sleep= more storage of memory Deprivation of sleep also means increased irritability, and leads to fatigue which can cause accidents. Importance of Learning and Memory:

  6. How does no sleep change your life? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ2LE2xUlhM

  7. When we get enough sleep.

  8. When we do not get enough sleep….Like most of our students.

  9. Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder: (DSPD) • Prevalent in Middle and High School Students • Refers to a persistent pattern that includes difficulty falling asleep at night • Most of the information and skills into long term storage is believed to occur during REM • 8 to 9 hours = 5 REM cycles • 5 to 6 hours = losing last 2 cycles

  10. Get into groups of three or four! • Packets have one scenario and questions from our reading • Directions: 1) Read the Newspaper Articles and Respond to the Memo from the Governor 2) Also read pages 127 and 128, then respond to five questions on page 101

  11. Possible Simulation for class. • http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/sleep/activities/houston.htm

  12. Classroom ActivatorsMore Than 100 Ways to Energize Learners

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