A Whole New Mind — STJ on the Move

This week in science class, middle school students were introduced to A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. They took a quiz to determine if they are left-brained learners or right-brain learners. Typically, right-brain learners prefer a spontaneous, creative, discovery-based learning environment which is focused on presenting information in a visual manner. If you're mostly analytical and methodical in your thinking, you're said to be left-brained.

Students discussed their results and then completed an activity in their interactive notebooks. Throughout the semester, students will analyze if the activities and lessons engage the left brain or right brain and strategies to use both.