1. Teaching in an X,Y,Z World Lori Elliott

2. Which Generation are You? Generation X Generation Y Generation Z

3. Generation X

4. Generation Y

5. Generation Z

6. How to Bridge the Generation Gap

• Reduce or remove any trace of threat from the learning situation

• Make content meaningful for students

• Promote physical stimulation to keep brains alert

• Use social interaction to assist understanding and recall

7. Acknowledgment Teach students, not Content

8. Crest of the Wave

• Students need lessons full of dramatic action, sudden changes, and shifting points of view to hold their attention and keep them learning.

• WHY?

9. How long can you pay attention?

• Evironmental Factors

• Teachers Presentation Skills

• Learners Physiology

• Learners Internal Motivation

10. Reality

• On average, adults can focus up to 15 minutes.

• Teens eight to 10 minutes

• 12 and under even less

11. What do we remember?

• Material at the start of class the first 10-15 minutes

• Very little in the middle

• Some points from the last moments of the lesson or class

12. Answer

• Brain Breaks every 15 minutes

13. Ideas

• Press/Release

• Teach directly to the Point.

• Vary tone and inflection

• Stand and stretch

• Tell a story

• Play a 30 second game

• Two minutes to edit notes or write reflection