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Information below from: Willis, Judy. "The Neuroscience of Joyful Education". Educational Leadership, Summer 2007. "Neuroimaging studies and measurement of brain chemical transmitters reveal that students' comfort level can influence information transmission and storage in the brain." "Under stressful conditions information is blocked from entering the brain's areas of higher cognitive memory consolidation and storage." Also...... Finally....... From http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/: Our students should have a brain break every 20-25 minutes. Brain breaks are refreshing to students and teachers alike. They do take some time out of class, but the efficiency of our students goes up when we incorporate them.
 * Brain research tells us that when the fun stops, learning often stops, too!
 * Kindergarten/First Day of School = Excited & Anticipation
 * "Current emphasis on standardized testing & rote learning encroaches upon many students' joy."
 * "Policymakers wrongly assume that students who are laughing, interacting in groups, or being creative with art, music or dance are not doing //real// academic work."
 * When students are engaged and motivated and feel minimal stress, information flows freely through the amygdala and they achieve higher levels of cognition, make connections and experience "aha" moments."
 * The research suggest that superior learning takes place when classroom experiences are enjoyable and relevant to students' lives, interests, and experiences."
 * Students retain what they learn when the learning is associatied with strong, positive emotion."
 * We need to encourage curiosity
 * Shame and fear is a learning disability
 * The use of technology can help to engage learners, to make learning fun and interesting

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