Chris Bife Director, Whole Brain Teachers of America

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The WBT Super Improver Game!

Golden Living Legend Silvery Living Legend Living Legend Hall of Fame

How about students who refuse to participate? (8 pts.!) How do we motivate students to madly strive for continuous improvement? (5 pts.) How do we implement these rules? (5 pts.) What are ve powerful classroom rules? (5 pts.) How do we motivate students to work hard? (3 pts.) What is a WBT lesson? (3 pts.) How do we emphasize a huge point? (3 pts.) How do we transform students into teachers? (3 pts.) How do we teach Common Core math concepts? (3 pts.) How do we teach Common Core language arts concepts? (3 pts) How do we achieve 100% student engagement? (3 pts.) How do we seize students attention? (3 pts.)

Super Star MVP Star Captain Leader Starter Phenom Rookie

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Rookie

How do we seize students attention? (3 pts.) 1. Class-Yes (front pocket) 2. Class-Yes-Boom! (back pocket) 3. Core knowledge-Yes (back pocket)

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Phenom

How do we achieve 100% student engagement? (3 pts.) 1. Mirror Words (front pocket) 2. Silent Mirrors (back pocket) 3. Magic Mirrors (back pocket)

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Starter

How do we teach Common Core Language Arts concepts? (3 pts.) Language Arts
1. Verb 2. Noun 3. Pronoun

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Leader

How do we teach Common Core Math concepts? (3 pts.) Math

1. Fraction 2. Prime number 3 Factoring

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Captain

How do we transform students into teachers? (3 pts.) 1. Teach-Okay (front pocket) 2. Teach-Okay High Five Switch (back pocket) 3. Teach-Okay Pencil Props (back pocket)

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Star

How do we emphasize a big point? (3 pts.) 1. Hands and Eyes! (front pocket) 2. Hands, Hands, Hands and Eyes! (back pocket) 3. Hands, Hands, Hands and Eyes, Aiii! (back pocket)

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MVP
Q. Ans. Example Example Example Critical Thinking

What is a WBT lesson? Three Column Template 1 2 3

A"en%on Ge"er Class! Mirror Words Class! Hands and Eyes 2 sentence lesson Todays question is what is a verb? Our question is what is a verb? A verb can be active or passive. Verbs can be either active or passive. [with gestures] I eat! [with gesture] Eat is an action; eat is an active verb. I swim! [with gesture] Swim is an action; swim is an active verb. We walk! [with gesture] Walk is an action; walk is an active verb. Fill in this blank with as many active verbs as possible: They _______. Pair Share [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach!

Class! Mirror Words Class! Hands and Eyes Class!

[clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach!

Class!

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MVP
Q. Ans. Example Example Example Critical Thinking

What is a WBT lesson? Three Column Template 1 2 3

A"en%on Ge"er Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! 2 sentence lesson Todays question is what is a noun? Our question is, what is a noun? Pair Share [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach!

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MVP
Q. Ans. Example Example Example Critical Thinking

What is a WBT lesson? Three Column Template 1 2 3

A"en%on Ge"er Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! 2 sentence lesson Todays question is ... Transi%on [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach!

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MVP
Q. Ans. Example Example Example Critical Thinking

What is a WBT lesson? Three Column Template 1 2 3

A"en%on Ge"er Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! Class! 2 sentence lesson Todays question is ... Transi%on [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach! [clap twice] Teach!

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Super Star

How do we motivate students to work hard? (3 pts.) 1. Grade Level Scoreboard (front pocket) 2. Increase grade level (back pocket) 3. Microscopic rewards (back pocket) Reward for winning is winning! Baby School 5th grade 13
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+/- 3 Rules

Hall of Fame

What are ve powerful classroom rules? (5 pts.)

Rule 1: Rule 2: Rule 3: Rule 4: Rule 5: Follow directions quickly. Raise your hand for permission to speak. Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat. Make smart choices. Keep your dear teacher happy!

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Living Legend

How do we implement the ve rules? (5 pts.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Quickly: 3Peat (procedures, backs) Speak: Rule 2 Cue Leave: Rule 3 Cue Smart: Discussion Happy: Rue 5 Cue: Backtalk stopper!

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Silvery Living Legend

Living Legend Hall of Fame Super Star MVP

11. Super Improver Team

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10 stars = move up!

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Take picture at pix level 4.

turn

Star Captain Leader Starter Phenom Rookie

Friday, March 16, 2012

1. Reward for improvement not ability 2. Reward for pattern of improvement 3. Reward for class and individual improvement. 16

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Living Legends Hall of Super Stars MVPs Stars Captains Leaders Starters Phenom Rookies
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Super Improvers League! Period 1: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Period 2: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Period 3: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Period 4: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Period 5: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Period 6: student 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Golden Living Legend How about students who refuse to participate? (8 pts.!) 1. Frequent 1 minute class rehearsals 2. Leadership Team rehearsals: 80/20 3. Correct vs. Incorrect procedure rehearsals 4. Rule 5 Backtalk Stopper 5. Class-Yes-Solo 6. Please-Okay-La-La 7. One minute practice 8. Secret Super Improvers

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Sample Tally Sheet: WBT Overview

Mon ClassYes ClassBoom Mirror Words Rule 1 Use a tally sheet to track your use of the WBT strategies. Tue Wed Thur Fri

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Your Tally Sheet: WBT Week 1

Mon
Class-Yes Rehearsals

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

Use a tally sheet to track your use of the WBT strategies you want to implement.
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WBT Cheat Sheet!

When you want
1. Students attention 2. 100% engagement

You say [do]

Class! or variations

Students respond What should happen

Yes! or variations

Note

Students look at you with Remind students to fold their hands folded their hands Students mirror your gestures Mirror your gestures Mirror your gestures Students teach their neighbor Speak slowly Speak slowly Speak slowly Emphasize full turn & gestures High 5 Switch

Mirror words! [hold up Mirror words! your hands] Repeat your words Repeat your words Okay!

3. Teach Common Core Use Mirror Words to Language Arts show L. A. gestures. 4. Teach Common Core Use Mirror Words to Math show math gestures. 5. Student teachers [clap twice] Teach!

6. Big point

Hands & eyes!

Hands & eyes!

Students fold their hands, Bigger point ... hands, hands, look at hands & eyes! you intensely Students use full turn, big Move from question to gestures and high bive answer to examples to switch when teaching critical thinking Class responds very quickly Students make gestures Students make gesture 10 stars moves a student to next level +/- 3 Rule, wining = reward 5 a day rehearsals ... Make it fun! Direct a student to break a rule ... rehearse response. Reward for improvement not ability!

7. WBT lesson

Three Column Lesson template Mark Smilies and Frownies

Yes!.... Mirror words ... Okay! ... etc. Students cheer or groan

8. Student motivation 9. Review rules 10. Implement rules 11. Student improvement 12. Correct students who refuse to participate

Say Rule # [make gesture] Rule # Call out Rule that is being Students repeat broken Rule being broken Super Improver Team Joyfully!

Class & team rehearsal, as directed class-yes-solo, Secret Improvers, 1 min practice etc.

Leader behavior increases, Practice correct and rebel behavior decreases incorrect procedures

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WBT Resources
1. WholeBrainTeaching.com
2. Youtube.com/ChrisBife 3. Facebook/Whole-Brain-Teaching 4. Facebook/wbtkindercertication 5. Facebook/wbt-1st-grade-certication 6. Facebook/wbt-2nd-grade-certication 7. Facebook/wbt-3rd-grade-certication 8. Facebook/wbt-4th-grade-certication 9. Facebook/wbt-5th-grade-certication 10. Facebook/wbtMiddleSchoolCertication 11. Facebook/wbt-High-School-Certiction 12. WBTBookClub.blogspot.com 13. Manual: Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids Amazon.com, http://goo.gl/NSLOQ

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Prefrontal Cortex Reasoning

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Moving

Auditory Cortex Speaking Hearing left temple The Brain on WBT

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Visual Cortex Seeing Limbic System Emotions* Theory 23

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Auditory Cortex -Hearing?

The Brain on lecture

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Theory 24
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Input from Senses Lecture:

memory
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REPETITION + BRAIN AREAS

little repetition + few brain areas = weak long term memory

WBT Theory: much repetition + many brain areas = strong long term

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