How to be a "Wiz" at Brain Based Teaching

"We are preparing students for a world we know nothing about," is an excellent quote that helps us see things through our students eyes. Change is always present, can we keep up with the change in the world, in classrooms, etc.? Through Jenny and Meghan's presentation on the book, I took a lot of notes because of the many activities and projects we could do to keep our students interested in this changing environment. Although change occurs and our technology will never be the same from year to year we are still expected to be role models and guides for our students during their schooling journeys. The way the book was set up helps as to accommodate to every student, personality, MI, etc. We have to remember that although our students will be learning in a time of high technology that we can always lean back on the pen and the paper to guide them. The "back burner box" was an excellent idea that will most likely find a place in my classroom, because it helps students take their mind off what is bothering them and refocus on the classroom. Although, we are not their parents, it is our job to assure that our students needs are being met, so we must push all the things we do know on our students so the things we do not know will slowly fall into place. The unknown becomes the know with imagination, will and curiosity much like the journey Dorothy took in OZ and the journey Jenny and Meghan described in the author in the book tried to accomplish in her own classroom and spread to other prospected teachers. I think through their discussion, I will buy the book and use it in my everyday practice to make my classroom a more successful and reassuring environment for my students.