A Whole New Mind

This presentation was a great introduction to encouraging students to start using their right brains on a more regular basis. As a whole, I enjoyed the presentation. The activities were a lot of fun and it was a great way to encourage interaction with peers. The six characteristics are things that I have heard of before, but have never really taken a close look at them. I really like the Story characteristic because as an English teacher, I could naturally weave it into my units. It shows how much variety can come out of the same line from a novel. Play is also an important characteristic because it promotes movement and it shows that work can still be fun. This presentation has certainly got me thinking in a slightly different way. For the most part, I consider myself to be both left- and right-brained but I tend to lean a little toward the left side. The activities in class have shown me the importance of being creative and also how to implement it in my classroom. Great job!