Strategic Networks
It is through strategic networks that we plan, execute, and monitor our actions. This network is manifested in actions and skills as diverse as sweeping the floor, deciding a chess move, or choosing a college. What most of us do not realize is that conscious or not, strategy is involved in essentially everything we do.
Strategic networks are specialized to generate and oversee mental and motor patterns. They enable us to plan, execute, and monitor actions and skills. “Differences in strategic networks manifest themselves in various ways in the classroom. For example, learners differ dramatically in their abilities to acquire and automate pattern-based routines such as forming letters, typing, spelling, and multiplying. Learners also differ in their ability to enact higher-level strategies such as planning, organizing, monitoring progress, devising alternative approaches, and seeking help when they need it. ” Source: http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/chapter2_5.cfm |
Understanding the relationship between the UDL principles and the three primary neural networks
Download the BrainNetworks_handout and use it to take notes as you learn about each of the brain networks.
OR Go to this Google Doc: BrainNetworks |
Select the following link to the CAST online module about the strategic networks. Read about recognition networks then continue to the next page “Classroom Examples: Differences in Recognition” to review classroom applications of the strategic network.
Discussion Questions:
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The assignment below is an exercise that will help you understand how the brain retains and executes information presented orally.
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Now that you know about the strategic networks and you have completed this activity, answer these questions:
- How do your students/staff share and express what they know?
- How can you provide a variety of options for action and expression into your work?