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Dr Caroline Leaf, a director of Switch on your Brain (LLC), was contracted as a consultant to the
Advantage Academy group of schools to help improve instructional delivery by the introduction
of the statistically researched and proven 5-step Switch on your Brain (SWOYB), process
in order to raise grades and TAKS scores and the amount of students passing TAKS. Over a
period of 2 years Dr Leaf introduced the 5-step Switch on your Brain (SWOYB) to 150
teachers, administration, leaders and 2000 students. The results showed a significant
improvement in TAKS scores as well as significant qualitative improvement in academic
knowledge for the subjects: Math, Science, Social Studies and Reading (English Language
Arts).
INTRODUCTION
The Switch on your Brain (SWOYB) 5-step learning process draws on an intersection
of neuroscience, biology, cognitive neuropsychology, language and communication
sciences and intelligence research. It is based on Dr Leafs PHD research, her
Geodesic learning theory and subsequent clinical and further research and application
over 25 years.
The SWOYB process plays a vital role in the building of memory, which is the
essence of the learning process. Research shows that true mastery of new information
and skills is based on building, stabilizing and consolidating nerve cells in the brain. It is
at these connections that information is actually stored.
The Metacog is the visual tool of the 5-step SWOYB earning process and is a
brain-friendly way of writing that looks like the branching of a tree and its leaves. Its
pattern and shape are dictated by the pattern and shape of the actual network that is
being built as a person thinks. We are thinking beings and we think all day long.
Thinking builds thoughts and thoughts occupy physical mental real estate in the brain.
Thinking properly will produce understanding and build good thoughts (which are the
same thing as memories); conversely, bad thinking produced by jeopardy TV quiz style
quite literally make the brain toxic and dooms learning.
Everyone can think and learn, and the SWOYB system stimulates the natural design
of the brain, which is good deep thinking that results in understanding and strong useful
memory. Through the SWOYB 5-step learning process, students of all ages are
provided with the skills necessary to become innovative lifelong learners. As such, the
SWOYB 5-step learning process is at the cutting edge of brain and learning research
because it teaches people how to think, learn and manage knowledge.
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METHODOLOGY
The SWOYB process was introduced in 2009 to AA teachers and is being implemented as a
project in Advantage Academy over a 24-36-month period i.e. Phase 1 during 2009-2010 and
Phase 2 during 2010-2011 and Phase 3 during 2011-2012.
Phase 1 (2009-2010)
The timeline of Phase 1 activities is summarized below
August 2009 3 day Teacher training in SWOYB 5-Step Learning

Process by Dr Leaf.
September to November 2009- Teacher implementation of SWOYB

process. Creation of first set of Teacher Annual Metacogs.
December 2009- Problems encountered: implementation issues due to the

structure of the instructional delivery and testing procedures not allowing
for change in instructional deliver, teachers were trying to implement Cscope and weekly assessment which did not allow for sufficient teaching
time.
January to April 2010- Dr Leaf worked full-time as a consultant conducting

classroom interventions and training principals, teachers and mentors at
all four campuses in the SWOYB 5-Step Learning Process.
May 2010- Curriculum Development involving creation of Annuals and

Content Metacogs in all core subjects.
June 2010- Intensive Teacher Training by Dr Leaf and development of an

Operations Manual.
Phase 2 (2010-2011)
August 2010 (2010-2011 Academic Year) - Full implementation of the
SWOYB 5-Step Learning Process under Dr Leafs supervision
Ongoing development of content Metacogs to finish the curriculum
Virtual testing and correction of content and Annual Metacogs
Alignment of annual and content Metacogs for the 4 core subjects
Ongoing teacher evaluation in order to assist in the conversion over from
traditional teaching into the SWOYB classroom
Ongoing teacher training and support to assist in the conversion over from
traditional teaching into the SWOYB classroom
Creation of training DVDs of the SWOYB process being implemented

by teachers with students and narrated, produced and directed by Dr
Caroline leaf to assist in the conversion over from traditional teaching into
the SWOYB classroom
Phase 3 (2011-2012)
Oversee full implementation of the 5-step SWOYB process
Ongoing support training of teachers in the 5-step SWOYB process
Teacher evaluations
RESULTS
The first TAKS administration
Since the introduction of the SWOYB 5-step learning process the TAKS
Accountability Standards for the first administration of the exam comparing the
average of the 2006-09 to the 2010 results has shown:
5th grade reading - 25% increase (63% to 88%)
5th grade math - 22% increase (55% to 77%)
8th grade reading - 9% increase (86% to 95%)
8th grade math - 11% increase (65% to 76%)
The second TAKS administration

Accountability standards for the second administration has shown further
increases:
5th grade reading - 3% increase (91% pass rate)
5th grade math - 10% increase (86% pass rate)
8th grade reading - 3% increase (98% pass rate)
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DISCUSSION
The results show that the students thinking, understanding and knowledge have
improved over the 2010-2011 school year with introduction of the SWOYB 5-step
learning process. Trends for the years 2006-2009 still have to be identified, which will
give a stronger indication as to whether the trends have been altered in a positive
direction, as has been achieved with the TAKS results. However, even though the
improvements are conservative, it can be hypothesized that the changes we are seeing
above are significant and have altered the trend of Advantage Academy in a positive
direction because improvement was shown across the board and more students in AA
are passing TAKS. Thus the implementation of the SWOYB classroom is starting to
change the way the students and teachers think and approach learning. The few cases
where we see drops can be linked to teacher knowledge, attitude and skills and is
diagnostic.
I believe that these results show that the AA students are starting to think for themselves
and learn to understand as opposed to memorization of random facts and over drilling
and teaching-to the test, the latter of which are doomed to failure. This is evidenced
across the nation in poor results and a drop in the creative quotient of 10 points
annually.
These results are encouraging and further increases are targeted for 2011/2012
because the SWOYB curriculum will be stabilized and the staff and students more
comfortable in its application.

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August 2009 3 day Teacher training in SWOYB 5-Step Learning

September to November 2009- Teacher implementation of SWOYB

December 2009- Problems encountered: implementation issues due to the

January to April 2010- Dr Leaf worked full-time as a consultant conducting

May 2010- Curriculum Development involving creation of Annuals and

June 2010- Intensive Teacher Training by Dr Leaf and development of an

Creation of training DVDs of the SWOYB process being implemented

Oversee full implementation of the 5-step SWOYB process

Ongoing support training of teachers in the 5-step SWOYB process

5th grade reading - 25% increase (63% to 88%)

5th grade math - 22% increase (55% to 77%)

8th grade reading - 9% increase (86% to 95%)

8th grade math - 11% increase (65% to 76%)

The second TAKS administration

5th grade reading - 3% increase (91% pass rate)

5th grade math - 10% increase (86% pass rate)

8th grade reading - 3% increase (98% pass rate)

8th grade math 5% increase (92% pass rate)

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