Brain Research

Few years ago when I came to know that 90% of brain develop before the age of 5, I was disappointed not only for me but the all children who didn't get the supportive, mentally rich and challenging environment to grow and develop their brain to full capacity.
This PD session didn't only bring the hope and excitement but also gave me a fresh start by stating that new research inform us that Brain is not rigid but is like plastic-"having the ability to change structure and chemistry in response to the environment."

Few artefact from the brain research that I would focus and reflect on are.

• The brain hierarchy of tasks start with Physical survival----->Emotion survival------->Thinking and Learning.  It means that students should feel physically and emotionally safe before they can learn. (Safe Emotional Environment and physical environment is very important to learn)
• You can learn anything with some practice, connection and environment.
• Learning new things rewires the brain. 
• The brain strives to create connections, so learning should build on prior knowledge and should be multi sensory and interactive.
• One quote that strike my head "The brain...Use it or lose it." 

(Google images based on Brain tips)

"According to Neuroplasticity, a new research, intelligence is at least partially determined by environment, nutrition, prior learning, life experiences, and even beliefs and values. No wonder everyone is so unique.
As an educators, we need to provide emotionally and physically rich environment to all of students which is the foundation for learning and thinking. To get the best academic results, we need to make sure that the lesson plans should be interactive, well connected, based on students prior knowledge and be under the zone of proximal development.