The brain takes pathways and must have something to connect to first before trying to recall the concept. As discussed in previous Brain Compatible Learning articles and in a Teachers. Net poll , mnemonic devices are a great means of helping students review information. Older students are capable of coming up with their own devices when trying to review information. Have students develop a device to recall reading strategies, or math formulas.
Testing time can cause anxiety with everyone.
Summertime is standing outside the classroom windows beckoning for students and teachers to come out to play. Getting through testing must come first and helping students to recall the information they have been taught will help relieve some of the pressures. Kim Tracy is a fifth grade teacher living in North Carolina. After extensive research and training, Kim has become a Brain Compatible Learning specialist and has conducted staff development workshops in the Southeast area. Kim has been involved in other staff development by facilitating Active Learning in the Classroom workshops, Writing workshops, and Test Scoring workshops, as well as teaching computer skills to educators in her county.