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The MindUP CurriculumA FOUNDATION FOR LIFE
Graham WattsProgramme Director, Hawn Foundation UK
The Brain in History
Late medieval rendering of brain (15th c.) DaVinci (16th c.); Vesalius (16th c.); Descartes (17th c.); book of anatomy (19th c.); chart of mental organs (19th c.); modern-day brain scan using positron emission tomography
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RIGHT HEMISPHERE
CreativityConceptualization
InnovationImaging
ColorMusic/ArtDimensionEmotion
Daydreaming
RIGHT HEMISPHERE
CreativityConceptualization
InnovationImaging
ColorMusic/ArtDimensionEmotion
Daydreaming
LEFTHEMISPHERE
LanguageWritingReadingListening
CalculationLogic
AnalysisSequencing
LEFTHEMISPHERE
LanguageWritingReadingListening
CalculationLogic
AnalysisSequencing
HEMISPHERES OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX
HEMISPHERES OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX
Short-term Memory Long-term
MemoryConnected by millions of dentrites
Short-term Memory Long-term
MemoryConnected by millions of dentrites
LOBES OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND THE CEREBELLUM
LOBES OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX AND THE CEREBELLUM
MindUP Workshop ActivityWhat does your brain do, anyway?
Breathe Look out the window
Hop up and down on your right footFace a wild animal in the jungle
Solve an algebra problemRead a sentence aloud
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MindUP Curriculum(Lessons 4, 5, 6 & 7)
Making Sense of Senses
THE LIMBIC SYSTEMTHE LIMBIC SYSTEM
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The MindUP CurriculumHow Our
Brains Work
Mindful Action in Our Community
Understanding Mindfulness
Focused Attention
Mindful Seeing
Mindful Listening
Mindful Smelling
Acting with Gratitude
Mindful Tasting Mindful Moving(2 parts)
Acts of Kindness
Perspective Taking
Choosing Optimism
Savoring Happy Experiences
The stress response is controlled by a primitive part of the brain—amygdala
The sympathetic nervous system turns on the fight, flight, freeze response and releases adrenaline and cortisol
Sapolsky found cortisol impairs memory
Mindful awareness helps us to have more control over our brains, our anxiety, and our responses to stress
Stress, the Brain and Mindful Attention
Saliva Reveals How You Feel and Behave! Salivary Cortisol Research
Research conducted by Kim Schonert-Reichl, et. al. for the Centre for Community Child Health Research, University of British Columbia, and British Columbia Children’s Hospital.
Findings have shown children who practice MindUP experience a significant drop in cortisol levels than those in the control group, thus manifesting greater optimism, more pro-social behaviors and emotional control, love of learning and empathy.
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Self-Reported Outcomes
Increased optimismEnhanced attention controlIncreased social & emotionalcompetenceImproved ability to inhibitnegative behaviorsDecreased aggression with peers
Principle Investigator Research Outcomes
Rapid and all-inclusiveacceptance by educators andstudentsChildren were teaching MindUPto other children and adultsBehavioral changes immediatelyobserved
Convergence of EvidenceScientific and Efficacy Studies
Cortisol-level testing, Executive Function testing, Academic Performance, Absenteeism tracking, Behavior Patterns reports
Brain-focused Strategies for Learning & Living
Mindful, focused awarenessEnhanced academic performance Positive, responsible social behaviorsLower stress & anxietyKnowledge & understanding of the brainIncreased optimism, joy & happiness
MindUPA FOUNDATION FOR LIFE
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