Boom Day 1
- 2. BOOM Logistics BOOM is a required class Meet once per cycle, 8 cycles Pass/No-Pass 45 minutes Canvas Manageable Meaningful A class on YOU
- 3. How do your attitudes and habits affect you as a learner? How do the choices you make affect you as a learner?
- 4. Profile of an Upper Schooler: What do YOU think? Attitudes Habits
- 5. Profile of an Upper Schooler: G9 Skills Guide Attitudes Habits Anticipate Reflect Engage Manage stress Persevere Manage sleep Be aware Manage nutrition Be open Manage time
- 6. BOOM Overview Day 1: Introduction Day 2: Stress and the Brain Day 3: Taking Control of Your Learning Day 4: Brain Rules Day 5: Researching your Brain Rules Day 6: Presenting Your Brain Rules Day 7: Creating your Brain Rules Day 8: Presentations
- 7. What do you know about the brain?
- 8. PLASTICITY The capacity for continuous alteration of the neural pathways and synapses of the living brain and nervous system in response to experience or injury What does this mean?
- 9. Neuroplasticity in 60 seconds How We Learn: Synapses and Neural Pathways
- 11. BRAIN CHECK
- 12. Breathing Exercise The Relaxing Breath Place the tip of your tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind your upper front teeth, and keep it there through the entire exercise. You will be exhaling through your mouth around your tongue; try pursing your lips slightly if this seems awkward. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound. Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four. Hold your breath for a count of seven. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight. This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.
- 14. What did you learn? Check canvas for Homework!