in a few minutes you are going to have a sharper brain and you will not have to
sharper brain and you will not have to
sharper brain and you will not have to take ritalin or any other pill to do it
take ritalin or any other pill to do it
take ritalin or any other pill to do it and on Monday the children in your
and on Monday the children in your
and on Monday the children in your classroom can have a sharper brain as
classroom can have a sharper brain as
classroom can have a sharper brain as well the secret is cross lateral
well the secret is cross lateral
well the secret is cross lateral movement in your classroom would you
movement in your classroom would you
movement in your classroom would you please stand up thank you take a deep
please stand up thank you take a deep
please stand up thank you take a deep breath let it out great you have just
breath let it out great you have just
breath let it out great you have just sent ten to fifteen percent more oxygen
sent ten to fifteen percent more oxygen
sent ten to fifteen percent more oxygen and blood to your brain all you had to
and blood to your brain all you had to
and blood to your brain all you had to do was stand up and breathe that makes a
do was stand up and breathe that makes a
do was stand up and breathe that makes a sharper brain the brain is actually an
sharper brain the brain is actually an
sharper brain the brain is actually an energy hog it’s only two percent of your
energy hog it’s only two percent of your
energy hog it’s only two percent of your body weight but it uses 25% of the blood
body weight but it uses 25% of the blood
body weight but it uses 25% of the blood flow in your body and 20 percent of the
flow in your body and 20 percent of the
flow in your body and 20 percent of the oxygen you breathe so let’s ramp it up
oxygen you breathe so let’s ramp it up
oxygen you breathe so let’s ramp it up for a real sharp brain we’re gonna do
for a real sharp brain we’re gonna do
for a real sharp brain we’re gonna do cross lateral movement could you please
cross lateral movement could you please
cross lateral movement could you please find your left hand whichever left hand
find your left hand whichever left hand
find your left hand whichever left hand you can find and I’m gonna ask you to
you can find and I’m gonna ask you to
you can find and I’m gonna ask you to reach across and if you can lift up the
reach across and if you can lift up the
reach across and if you can lift up the opposite knee and just touch your thigh
opposite knee and just touch your thigh
opposite knee and just touch your thigh or your knee without bumping into the
or your knee without bumping into the
or your knee without bumping into the chairs okay okay let’s try it on the
chairs okay okay let’s try it on the
chairs okay okay let’s try it on the other side oh boy Houston we’ve got a
other side oh boy Houston we’ve got a
other side oh boy Houston we’ve got a problem
problem
problem three people are really struggling here
three people are really struggling here
three people are really struggling here we need a lot of oxygen right right okay
we need a lot of oxygen right right okay
we need a lot of oxygen right right okay opposite hand touch there we go try it
opposite hand touch there we go try it
opposite hand touch there we go try it again on the other side
again on the other side
again on the other side cross lateral movement touch nice work
cross lateral movement touch nice work
cross lateral movement touch nice work you have a new mantra your mantra is
you have a new mantra your mantra is
you have a new mantra your mantra is move then learn try that move then learn
move then learn try that move then learn
move then learn try that move then learn beautiful please sit down
beautiful please sit down
beautiful please sit down great job great the brain is so amazing
great job great the brain is so amazing
great job great the brain is so amazing it works with a crossover pattern the
it works with a crossover pattern the
it works with a crossover pattern the left side of your brain controls the
left side of your brain controls the
left side of your brain controls the right side of your body the opposite
right side of your body the opposite
right side of your body the opposite side controls the other side of your
side controls the other side of your
side controls the other side of your body they have to talk to each other
body they have to talk to each other
body they have to talk to each other the signals need to cross the corpus
the signals need to cross the corpus
the signals need to cross the corpus callosum that’s deep in the center and
callosum that’s deep in the center and
callosum that’s deep in the center and it is the superhighway those signals
it is the superhighway those signals
it is the superhighway those signals when you switch on the brain and move
when you switch on the brain and move
when you switch on the brain and move and then learn can travel 268 miles per
and then learn can travel 268 miles per
and then learn can travel 268 miles per hour it’s like the engine of a car
hour it’s like the engine of a car
hour it’s like the engine of a car though if you want to go from point A to
though if you want to go from point A to
though if you want to go from point A to point B you’ve got to turn on the engine
point B you’ve got to turn on the engine
point B you’ve got to turn on the engine without that you don’t have much
without that you don’t have much
without that you don’t have much movement so imagine what it’s like for a
movement so imagine what it’s like for a
movement so imagine what it’s like for a five-year-old the very first time they
five-year-old the very first time they
five-year-old the very first time they come to school they’re really excited I
come to school they’re really excited I
come to school they’re really excited I mean they were eager to learn they walk
mean they were eager to learn they walk
mean they were eager to learn they walk in the door and what does the teacher
in the door and what does the teacher
in the door and what does the teacher tell them to do and yes
tell them to do and yes
tell them to do and yes well you wrote this talk okay basically
well you wrote this talk okay basically
well you wrote this talk okay basically two things that are guaranteed to make
two things that are guaranteed to make
two things that are guaranteed to make that child really frustrated and not so
that child really frustrated and not so
that child really frustrated and not so eager to learn because the longer you
eager to learn because the longer you
eager to learn because the longer you sit in a chair those levels of oxygen
sit in a chair those levels of oxygen
sit in a chair those levels of oxygen and blood start to go down 15% instead
and blood start to go down 15% instead
and blood start to go down 15% instead of up now the interesting thing is the
of up now the interesting thing is the
of up now the interesting thing is the brain is so miraculous that it has a
brain is so miraculous that it has a
brain is so miraculous that it has a special system in the middle way deep in
special system in the middle way deep in
special system in the middle way deep in the brain is a reticular activating
the brain is a reticular activating
the brain is a reticular activating system when that little five-year-old
system when that little five-year-old
system when that little five-year-old starts to drift and look at the tree
starts to drift and look at the tree
starts to drift and look at the tree outside the window that system makes the
outside the window that system makes the
outside the window that system makes the child fidget it’s not behavioural it’s
child fidget it’s not behavioural it’s
child fidget it’s not behavioural it’s actually biological your brain is trying
actually biological your brain is trying
actually biological your brain is trying to wake you up
to wake you up
to wake you up the reticular activating system wants
the reticular activating system wants
the reticular activating system wants you to focus stay on track and if you
you to focus stay on track and if you
you to focus stay on track and if you don’t it will make you fidget now this
don’t it will make you fidget now this
don’t it will make you fidget now this puts a whole new interpretation on ADHD
instead of looking at ADHD as a symptom
instead of looking at ADHD as a symptom think of it as a signal a signal from
think of it as a signal a signal from
think of it as a signal a signal from your brain to wake up and get focused
your brain to wake up and get focused
your brain to wake up and get focused now how is that going to happen if
now how is that going to happen if
now how is that going to happen if you’re sitting in a chair so what I did
you’re sitting in a chair so what I did
you’re sitting in a chair so what I did when I realized how frustrating this
when I realized how frustrating this
when I realized how frustrating this could be I started teaching in 1970 as a
could be I started teaching in 1970 as a
could be I started teaching in 1970 as a reading specialist I had 35 kids in the
reading specialist I had 35 kids in the
reading specialist I had 35 kids in the classroom I did not want chaos but I
classroom I did not want chaos but I
classroom I did not want chaos but I wanted kids that were awake and eager to
wanted kids that were awake and eager to
wanted kids that were awake and eager to learn what I realized is you can create
learn what I realized is you can create
learn what I realized is you can create simple controlled movements and that’s
simple controlled movements and that’s
simple controlled movements and that’s what I did I put together movements that
what I did I put together movements that
what I did I put together movements that could be used in the classroom safely
could be used in the classroom safely
could be used in the classroom safely quick
quick
quick in easily so that you could move and
in easily so that you could move and
in easily so that you could move and then learn and it really works this is
then learn and it really works this is
then learn and it really works this is Christine Duncan heritage Academy you’re
Christine Duncan heritage Academy you’re
Christine Duncan heritage Academy you’re looking at the first graders they’re
looking at the first graders they’re
looking at the first graders they’re doing what you did a moment ago cross
doing what you did a moment ago cross
doing what you did a moment ago cross lateral movement they’re also learning
lateral movement they’re also learning
lateral movement they’re also learning their ABCs ABCD simple as that and um
their ABCs ABCD simple as that and um
their ABCs ABCD simple as that and um take a look are they happy
take a look are they happy
take a look are they happy they’re really happy to learn these are
they’re really happy to learn these are
they’re really happy to learn these are the 5th graders they’re doing another
the 5th graders they’re doing another
the 5th graders they’re doing another movement from my kids focus program
movement from my kids focus program
movement from my kids focus program called push ups sky push down earth this
called push ups sky push down earth this
called push ups sky push down earth this doesn’t look cross lateral but if you
doesn’t look cross lateral but if you
doesn’t look cross lateral but if you move one side and then the other you
move one side and then the other you
move one side and then the other you will achieve the same result when they
will achieve the same result when they
will achieve the same result when they finished they’re going to go ahead and
finished they’re going to go ahead and
finished they’re going to go ahead and work on multiplication and division I
work on multiplication and division I
work on multiplication and division I did an experiment in 2014 I tracked five
did an experiment in 2014 I tracked five
did an experiment in 2014 I tracked five ApS elementary schools doing movement in
ApS elementary schools doing movement in
ApS elementary schools doing movement in the classroom they had done movement for
the classroom they had done movement for
the classroom they had done movement for six months their math and reading scores
six months their math and reading scores
six months their math and reading scores went up 20% that can happen in your
went up 20% that can happen in your
went up 20% that can happen in your classroom on Monday you can
classroom on Monday you can
classroom on Monday you can revolutionize education in New Mexico
revolutionize education in New Mexico
revolutionize education in New Mexico move then learn applies to every age
move then learn applies to every age
move then learn applies to every age these movements are even being used in
these movements are even being used in
these movements are even being used in the child development centers in
the child development centers in
the child development centers in Albuquerque for three to five year olds
Albuquerque for three to five year olds
Albuquerque for three to five year olds it goes all the way through the lifetime
it goes all the way through the lifetime
it goes all the way through the lifetime from infancy to old age when we move we
from infancy to old age when we move we
from infancy to old age when we move we create sharper brains new brain cells
create sharper brains new brain cells
create sharper brains new brain cells and a better memory and it’s as simple
and a better memory and it’s as simple
and a better memory and it’s as simple as that
as that
as that so I’d like to treat you to one more
so I’d like to treat you to one more
so I’d like to treat you to one more cross lateral movement if your game
cross lateral movement if your game
cross lateral movement if your game just stand up one more time we’re gonna
just stand up one more time we’re gonna
just stand up one more time we’re gonna add some music to cross lateral movement
add some music to cross lateral movement
add some music to cross lateral movement I can see you’re really ready on this
I can see you’re really ready on this
I can see you’re really ready on this one you’re I’m sure you’ll recognize it
one you’re I’m sure you’ll recognize it
one you’re I’m sure you’ll recognize it [Music]
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