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Yoga helps Little Kids, too!
Effects of yoga on inner city children s wellbeing.doc
Heidi George's Yoga Program a Success for The Whole Community
Yoga in MI MS 10-09.pdf
Yoga Participation correlates to better behavior, grades and attendance.
Yoga Ed Research Article PDF.pdf
Great article by Julie Steiny about how schools will only improve when they are designed to engage with and respond to the young humans that attend them. Connection and attunement is what is needed!
Access to recess: Academic burdens, social issues hamper physical education
Kids do better when they feel good - Dopamine and Learning Research
Learning is ultimately an electrochemical event in the brain. Everything learned consumes resources, like neurotransmitters, proteins, glucose and calcium. One of the neurotransmitters highly involved in learning is dopamine. You may know it as the one implicated in drug abuse. But dopamine serves multiple roles. It is implicated in the anticipation of pleasure as well as pleasure itself. When we are in a better mood, with just the right amount of dopamine, we actually make better decisions. Too much dopamine and we make poor decisions. In the right dosages, it facilitates working memory and neural plasticity (the remodeling of synapses). You'd want to keep your student's affect level WELL ABOVE feeling bad and WELL BELOW euphoria. How do you do that? Keep reading.
good feelings in the classroom will enhance dopamine production. What is it that you can do that is behavioral; that actually bumps up the production of this special neurotransmitter? First, repetitive gross motor activities will do it, (e.g. marching, power walking, etc.). Get the movement going in your classroom! Second, succeeding at a challenging task will raise the D-levels. Third, camaraderie and team spirit can help do it. Finally, just the anticipation of pleasure can do it. Hook them in with a genuine promise of something good coming up soon! Why do all this? Enhanced dopamine levels support better working memory, enhance memory formation, and better decision-making. But here's the really amazing thing: The reverse actually works, too! Better decisions made bumps up dopamine! New skills learned bumps up dopamine. Is this awesome or not? Let's cut to the chase: everything you do in your classroom is likely to have SOME effect on the brain. Brain-based education says, "Be purposeful about it." Now, go have some fun!
Assadi SM, Yücel M, Pantelis C. (2009) Dopamine modulates neural networks involved in effort-based decision-making. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Mar;33(3):383-93.
McNab F, Varrone A, Farde L, Jucaite A, Bystritsky P, Forssberg H, Klingberg T. (2009) Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training. Science. Feb 6;323(5915):800-2.
Schweimer J, Hauber W. (2006) Dopamine D1 receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex regulate effort-based decision making. Learn Mem. 2006 Nov-Dec;13(6):777-8.
Takahashi H, Kato M, Takano H, Arakawa R, Okumura M, Otsuka T, Kodaka F, Hayashi M, Okubo Y, Ito H, Suhara T. (2008) Differential contributions of prefrontal and hippocampal dopamine D(1) and D(2) receptors in human cognitive functions. J Neurosci. Nov 12;28(46):12032-8.
Brain Research on Affects of Cell Phone Usage.doc
Elementary School Intervention Increases Mental, Sexual Health, Economic Status
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201162026.htm
Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health, sexual health and higher educational and economic achievement than a control group of young adults who didn't receive the intervention.
Body Based Learning and Interdisc Approach.pdf
Mindfulness in School by Deb Cohen.pdf
Non-Violence in School through Yoga.pdf
YogaForADD.pdf
yoga intervention using Leah's video.pdf
Bibliography and Research Summary on Yoga and Education.doc
Meditation for Teacher Ed.pdf
Yoga in public schools Controversy.doc
Yoga and Eating Disorders - by Laura Douglass
index.html
Yoga helps Little Kids, too!
Effects of yoga on inner city children s wellbeing.doc
Heidi George's Yoga Program a Success for The Whole Community
Yoga in MI MS 10-09.pdf
Yoga Participation correlates to better behavior, grades and attendance.
Yoga Ed Research Article PDF.pdf
Great article by Julie Steiny about how schools will only improve when they are designed to engage with and respond to the young humans that attend them. Connection and attunement is what is needed!
Access to recess: Academic burdens, social issues hamper physical education
Kids do better when they feel good - Dopamine and Learning Research
Learning is ultimately an electrochemical event in the brain. Everything learned consumes resources, like neurotransmitters, proteins, glucose and calcium. One of the neurotransmitters highly involved in learning is dopamine. You may know it as the one implicated in drug abuse. But dopamine serves multiple roles. It is implicated in the anticipation of pleasure as well as pleasure itself. When we are in a better mood, with just the right amount of dopamine, we actually make better decisions. Too much dopamine and we make poor decisions. In the right dosages, it facilitates working memory and neural plasticity (the remodeling of synapses). You'd want to keep your student's affect level WELL ABOVE feeling bad and WELL BELOW euphoria. How do you do that? Keep reading.
good feelings in the classroom will enhance dopamine production. What is it that you can do that is behavioral; that actually bumps up the production of this special neurotransmitter? First, repetitive gross motor activities will do it, (e.g. marching, power walking, etc.). Get the movement going in your classroom! Second, succeeding at a challenging task will raise the D-levels. Third, camaraderie and team spirit can help do it. Finally, just the anticipation of pleasure can do it. Hook them in with a genuine promise of something good coming up soon! Why do all this? Enhanced dopamine levels support better working memory, enhance memory formation, and better decision-making. But here's the really amazing thing: The reverse actually works, too! Better decisions made bumps up dopamine! New skills learned bumps up dopamine. Is this awesome or not? Let's cut to the chase: everything you do in your classroom is likely to have SOME effect on the brain. Brain-based education says, "Be purposeful about it." Now, go have some fun!
Assadi SM, Yücel M, Pantelis C. (2009) Dopamine modulates neural networks involved in effort-based decision-making. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Mar;33(3):383-93.
McNab F, Varrone A, Farde L, Jucaite A, Bystritsky P, Forssberg H, Klingberg T. (2009) Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training. Science. Feb 6;323(5915):800-2.
Schweimer J, Hauber W. (2006) Dopamine D1 receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex regulate effort-based decision making. Learn Mem. 2006 Nov-Dec;13(6):777-8.
Takahashi H, Kato M, Takano H, Arakawa R, Okumura M, Otsuka T, Kodaka F, Hayashi M, Okubo Y, Ito H, Suhara T. (2008) Differential contributions of prefrontal and hippocampal dopamine D(1) and D(2) receptors in human cognitive functions. J Neurosci. Nov 12;28(46):12032-8.
Brain Research on Affects of Cell Phone Usage.doc
Elementary School Intervention Increases Mental, Sexual Health, Economic Status
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081201162026.htm
Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health, sexual health and higher educational and economic achievement than a control group of young adults who didn't receive the intervention.
Body Based Learning and Interdisc Approach.pdf
Mindfulness in School by Deb Cohen.pdf
Non-Violence in School through Yoga.pdf
YogaForADD.pdf
yoga intervention using Leah's video.pdf
Bibliography and Research Summary on Yoga and Education.doc
Meditation for Teacher Ed.pdf
Yoga in public schools Controversy.doc
Yoga and Eating Disorders - by Laura Douglass
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