Ellen Weber - Brain based tasks for growth mindset
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Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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It's my dream that we teach all learners as if they were geniuses! I've taught secondary, and university for 30 years.
Currently I write active (whole brain) curriculum for secondary and college success.
In addition, I facilitate faculty and administrators who seek higher motivation and achievement for all students at upper levels. The field has been more than good to me, and how much more each student deserves its best. Together we make that BEST happen!
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50 Anxiety Busters for Teachers, Parents, Leaders and Mentors
Find 50 tools to reduce fear, panic and stress, and enjoy enormous emotional health, even during a pandemic, or economic downturn. Teachers and mentors especially need our support and these anxiety busters do just that. Anxiety disorders will likely be our next and most dangerous pandemic, experts fear! Our mental and emotional health requires deep, quiet spaces for inner refreshing! Using these 50 tools we replenish the depth of kindness we often give away. Here are daily reflections with prac
Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Science), School Psychology
Roundtable Tools for Caring Communities
This resource comes with all the tools you need to engage brain based roundtables, caring circles, or robust communities that break bread together. Using this set of tools you will post two footed questions, introduce life-changing brain tips, and pull people together to generate vibrant insights that draw on diverse ideas from all participants. HIT HERE FOR VIDEO DESCRIPTION OF THIS PRODUCTCopy materials in this resource and file in a binder, for easy access. Every two weeks, or at preferred
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Psychology
Bundled Emotional and Social Healthy Learning Tools
Imagine a situation where you love learning actively and where you remember more because of your own awesome brain used in fun new ways!
It’s no secret that when social and emotional health enters your day – interest and wellbeing rises . Regardless of the topic, you enjoy more fun and learning adventures. What’s less known though, is how to bring alive emotional mental super-powers – in ways that cultivate curiosity and lead to magic carpets away from disinterest and into learning deli
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
100 Interactive Brain Based Tasks for Any Novel or Short Story
Students use multiple intelligences to interact with all novels or short stories - in 100 brain based 100 tasks they can do alone, or with peers. Each task comes with a unique brain fact that prompts mindful responses for before, during and after reading stories.
Inspire students’ insights on topics and talents of their choice or yours with these fun brain boosts. Gain insights about their awesome brains, as they engage narratives, so that daily learning adventures help them build mindfulnes
5th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
Teach the Art of Kindness and the Rigor of Mindfulness
Who doesn't love a circle where you're welcomed by kindness to use your awesome brain in fun ways! That magical carpet ride can happen in your classes daily!
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It’s no secret that when kindness enters your day – interest and wellbeing rises . Regardless of the topic, you enjoy more fun and learning adventures. What’s less known though, is how to bring alive kindness mental super-powers – in ways that cultivate curiosity and lead to magic car
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Informational Text
Pax - Novel Guide to Read and Write Fiction Grades 3 - 6
Imagine a baby fox named PAX, who was raised by a young boy along with heartwarming adventures that changed the lives of both boy and fox!
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It’s no secret that close friendships change your life – and like Pax and Peter you have more fun and adventure too. What’s less known though, is how to bring alive that special bond between humans and animals – in ways that cultivate curiosity and lead to magical takeaways as these tales and tasks do
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Reconciliation Conversations in Graphic Novel, "The Outside Circle"
Looking to add diverse cultural experiences in your English or history classes? Conversation starters here help students to engage the graphic novel, "The Outside Circle."
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The story of one Aboriginal family and the challenges they face lends itself to deep discussions and high student interest. Find plot diagram graphics here, ideas to create an Inuit talking stick for facilitating more voices and 100 trigger questions – with answer keys for e
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Critical Thinking Game to Know and Be Known
Who doesn’t love games that include their own and their peers’ cool ideas on topics that interest them? The object of this game is to grow a High TQ by knowing and being known. For example students together say HIGH TQ and then both drop a game piece at the same time.
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A Game for two players or an even number of players for teams If you have 4 players – simply divide the cards in half with each team talking half.
Students will build crit
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
Syllabus & Rubrics for Active Learning in High School and Higher Ed.
Looking to teach or design active learning for higher education classes that students love with a syllabus and rubrics department heads value? Use these sample materials to tep beyond passive classes taught in lecture format, and enjoy active learning that emphasizes what students learn more than what teachers teach.
Here is a syllabus that may give you ideas about how to structure active learning classes, in ways that allow students’ whole brains to grapple with, question, and grow curious ab
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Other (Social Studies)
Brain Based Tasks into Non-Fiction Text ERUPTION- Untold Story of Mt. St. Helens
Enjoy a riveting account of Mt. St. Helen’s Eruption, in Steve Olson’s award winning non-fiction text. Find here, multiple intelligence tasks to use while learning the non-fiction components that make reading an adventure. Tests, quizzes, and answer keys are all included, with suggestions for use. Use active and brain based materials with other non-fiction texts too.
Students will have fun making choices and decisions woven into the heart of past problems that influenced lives saved and los
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Environment, Social Studies
Convert Higher Ed. Lectures into Brain Based Learning Students Love!
No wonder students love college classes when they’re actively engaged! What they DO in your class today literally alters their brains with benefits to boot their tomorrows!
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Enjoy converting your higher ed. lectures into brain based tasks with this faculty guide to help you in a step-by-step adventure.
Discover secondary student-generated centers here that will ensure higher motivation and achievement for your students, and engage their wider l
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
100 Bell Ringers for Mindfulness in Every Class - Grade 6 - 12+
Students love to learn about their awesome brains - in these especially designed interactive bell ringers. 100 prompts that teach them about their brains in ways they can share with grandparents, do with peers, or complete in class.
Inspire students’ insights on topics and talents of their choice or yours with these fun bell ringers. Gain insights about their awesome brains, as you communicate with them, so that daily learning adventures help them build mindfulness for every topic you teach. T
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Make healthy choices guided by bibliography, non-fiction text & brainbased game
Enjoy original reflections about choice, cause and effect and point of view tasks – game to boost your best choices beyond class. Connect healthy choice concepts to new neural discoveries about human brains, and possibilities from best selling biographies or original texts included.
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Adults, college students, and upper grades will enjoy these passages that spark fun roundtables, offer writing triggers, or support team projects where choice al
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts
The Wild Robot for Grandparents, Young Readers and Fun Adventures!
Summer’s a terrific time for children and grandparents to play, plan and ponder together over great stories in cozy reading breaks! That’s why fun, active tasks in this product are designed to help young readers and their grandparents build and share unforgettable, and fun adventures together.
Who doesn’t love a robot, and creating their own robotic character, in endless hours of learning fun. Beat summer slide with beloved grandparents! Expect innovation and adventure of a lifetime. See the
1st - 6th
English Language Arts
The Language of Flowers - Novel Study Guide
Enjoy The Language of Flowers through discussion questions, multiple intelligence tasks, literary devices and plot summaries here. Tests, quizzes, and answer keys included. Use active and brain based materials with other novels and texts too.
Students will have fun with meanings of flowers that play into newfound love woven into the heart breaks of past problems - and the active tasks - designed to help them enjoy learning even more along the way. Who doesn’t love nature and the adventure
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature
Finding Grace When You Lose Your Shoes
Enjoy 120 trigger reflections in this book – connect new neural discoveries about human brains, that showcase possibilities for a lived experience of divine graceYou’ll enjoy the book far more if you plan to use it as prompts to write, discuss, and reflect about your brain’s capability when inspired by grace?
The book is NOT a thesis on grace or on brains – but it’s a series of triggers that invite your wisdom and stories into every page. All ideas are based in 40 years of study and research,
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, Informational Text
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Tips to Take Accurate Attendance and Track Participation without Effort
Students love to track their class participation, and you’ll love the attendance keeper here, as you see each step in this video.
You can also find these ready-to-roll brain-based materials if you do not have time or desire to create your own forms and folders at.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Close Reading Passages - Teens' Emotional, Social, Academic Brainpower
60 one-page close readings + 30 flexible tasks - that teach teens about their awesome brains, while they practice responses to timed passages within interactive notebooks Looking to build an emotionally, socially, and academically strong and caring learning community for teens? A safe place where students love to investigate new ideas, speak up and feel heard? Three bonus videos added to introduce namungos (fiction characters with real brain parts).
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, English Language Arts
The Wild Robot - Brain Based Novel Study Grades 2 - 6
Students will ask ahead to get into this fast paced story - and the active tasks are designed to help them enjoy learning even more along the way. Who doesn’t love a robot, and creating their own robotic character, to interact with the plot and add innovation and adventure to their experience? See the brief video to hear all that included in this kit to help you keep a story they love alive as you teach many core standards covered here.
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2nd - 6th
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature
100 "I AM" Interactive Task Cards - Brain Fact on Each
When students lose confidence they block their brain's ability to learn well. These confidence-building cards create game-changing takeaways in motivational prompts. Students create tasks based on 100 whole brain prompts related to their unique talents and to content you teach.
They’re finally here – brain based "I AM" task cards - especially designed interactive tool for students or adults. 100 cards that prompt individuals and teams to capture beliefs, feelings and dreams that resonate best
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
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About the store
Experience
It's my dream that we teach all learners as if they were geniuses! I've taught secondary, and university for 30 years.
Currently I write active (whole brain) curriculum for secondary and college success.
In addition, I facilitate faculty and administrators who seek higher motivation and achievement for all students at upper levels. The field has been more than good to me, and how much more each student deserves its best. Together we make that BEST happen!
Teaching style
Highly interactive, Brain Based Approach, Student Centered, Authentic Assessments, Evidence Based, Multiple Intelligences, Student-led-conferencing - Uses an award winning Mita whole brain approach to teach, learn and assess.
See Mita Manifesto at http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/category/mita-manifesto/
In this store you will find task cards with whole brain adventures for popular books, such as "The fault in Our Stars." Brain games bring grammar alive, no prep - ready-to-use lessons and units offer tips both students and teachers love!
Tests double as brain based tools, writing becomes published work, people you admire help to optimize your strengths. Turn lessons into vigorous debates where students learn to engage their multiple intelligences as strengths.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Leadership Awards for Excellence
Blog Awards
Innovation Award
My own education history
Master in Secondary Teaching and English/Psychology Education and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction
Additional biographical information
Dr. Ellen Weber is recognized globally for brain-compatible engagement with personal and organizational tools that convert wellbeing into game-changing results. Lecturer, TV and radio guest, author of books by major publishers, Weber’s award winning blog ranks her highly as influential social media expert in the field of practical brain research to improve the workplace.
Dr. Weber was recently invited to contribute to ASTD’s 2012 Leadership Manuel where the Mita Leadership approach shapes a new kind of leader for the innovation era we’ve entered.
Director of Innovative Change at the Mita International Brain Center, Weber is a global leadership facilitator, who teaches leadership renewal at The Bittner School of Business. Her well respected workplace improvement program includes ground-breaking brainpowered tone tools to lead innovation and renewal. Her MBA Leadership course, Lead Innovation with the Brain in Mind impacts both online and real time leader development.
Weber writes and speaks widely on setting the stage (with tools such as genuine thankfulness) to lead innovation with the brain more in mind. In addition to neuro research, Weber bases brainpowered practices on cultural differences. A lifetime of engaging, and learning from, leaders in the High Arctic, Mexico, Europe, South America, China, Canada, Ireland and the United States, she lived and led renewal in uniquely talented communities and collaborates internationally with culturally diverse leaders.
Weber’s Mita leader and learner approach – is often applied and engaged collaboratively with Mita’s highly talented senior VP, Dr. Robyn McMaster.
Brain Leaders and Learners: http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/
MITA Web Site: http://mitaleadership.com/
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