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Post Summary Here ** Chapter 3 Summary ** ** Do Brain Based Principles Apply to the Digital Age ** Marilee Sprenger explains how the brain has the following basic beliefs and should be applied in the classroom.

**__Stress inhibits learning__** **__Learning is developmental__**
 * __The brain needs multifaceted experiences__ **
 * Multi-sensory input
 * Reward and motivation
 * Memory
 * Prior knowledge
 * Concrete to abstract
 * Practice
 * Stories
 * Technology
 * __The brain seeks patterns__ **
 * Information must make sense to the brain or it is dropped
 * Teachers must take new information and make sure the students “see” the patterns
 * Two most effective ways are graphic organizers and chunking
 * __The brain searches for meaning__ **
 * The brain seeks personal meaning
 * Students find meaning through storytelling
 * Know your student’s world and give choices
 * Guest speakers, field trips, and the Web are ways to make meaning
 * Test anxiety
 * Personal lives
 * Social interaction with peers
 * __ Lower stress to increase learning __**
 * Routine
 * Rituals
 * Belonging
 * Procedures
 * Rules and consequences
 * Music
 * Technology
 * Brain is fully developed in mid 20s
 * Brain growth is through movement and play
 * Interaction with others is a must
 * __ The brain is social __**
 * Understand how social world works
 * Need to develop relationships through practice

Each brain is unique and changes trough experiences.