1、Unit 9 Learning Viewing Workshop “You can never teach an old dog new tricks.” Activity 1 1. How do you understand the saying? 2. Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? Why? The Dynamic Brain 1. What does “dynamic” mean? 2. What do you think is a “dynamic brain”? 3. What else
2、 do you want to know about your brain? Dynamic: characterized by constant change, activity, or progress Activity 2 Watch the video and find out the answers according to Dr. Frederic Dick, a scientist in brain research. Question: Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? Why? We
3、 can continue to learn even after the development years due to brain plasticity. Activity 3 Watch the video again. Find out what the video is mainly about. a The latest research finding on brain research. b Why people can learn from birth until death. c How different stages of brain development affe
4、ct our learning ability. Activity 4 1. What are the two sensitive stages mentioned in the video? 1. Experience Expectant Learning 2. Experience Dependent Development refers to the fact that the normal environment provides babies with the necessary input to develop the brain refers to the continuing
5、process of the creation and organisation of brain development 2. What abilities or actions are best learnt or done in the two sensitive stages? Experience Expectant Learning Experience Dependent Development c a Practising motor skills. d Having many kinds of sounds around us. b Learning a foreign la
6、nguage. e Studying various school subjects. c Getting enough visual and light input. d a b e Activity 5 Watch the final part of the video and answer questions. 1) What is “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of the brain? 2) What is the result of the people taking juggling exerci
7、ses in just three months in the 2004 research? Brain plasticity means our brains can continue to change and develop in response to our experiences. It is really perhaps the fundamental organising principle in brain function. There was significant expansion in areas of the brains associated with visu
8、al processing in the experiment. Activity 6 1. What did you learn from the video? 2. What advice would you give to the following two groups of people? A. To elderly people B. To parents of school children Unit 9 Learning Writing Workshop A Brief Unit Review Activity 1 1. What have you learnt from th
9、is unit? 2. Did you learn anything useful or interesting? Give an example. A Learning Reflection 1. What is a reflection paper? 2. What information should a learning reflection include? A reflection paper is an essay that lets you share your thoughts on an experience, such as a reading assignment or
10、 a class, and apply what youve learned to your life and education. Activity 2 Read the learning reflection on age 62. List the things the writer has reflected on. What hes learnt The difference between what he knew before and what he knows now What he found interesting in what he has learnt Question
11、s about what could happen in the future as a result of what hes learnt about What changes hes going to make to his life as a result of what hes learnt Activity 3 What does each paragraph talk about? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 a What I can do to improve my memory b Reflections on what Ive le
12、arnt from the lesson c Reflections on my past knowledge about memory Activity 4 List three important things that you have learnt in this unit. 1) _ 2) _ 3) _ Activity 5 Compose your writing: Outlining. My Outline The topic I am going to reflect on _ Paragraph 1: _ Paragraph 2: _ Paragraph 3: _ Activ
13、ity 6 Compose your writing: Drafting. Writing a Learning Reflection Its important to: understand why you should reflect on what you have learnt; choose one topic that you want to reflect on; list what you knew about the topic before learning it, and what you know about it now; include how you will use your new skill/knowledge in the future. Writing Help Activity 7 Compose your writing: Editing. Edit your learning reflection in pairs. Use the Peer Editing Sheet on page 93. Thank You
