{"id":5278,"date":"2019-12-30T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braindevs.net\/blog\/blog\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2019-12-27T14:35:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T19:35:27","slug":"educating-anxious-brains-digging-deeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandthebrain.com\/blog\/educating-anxious-brains-digging-deeper\/","title":{"rendered":"“Educating Anxious Brains”: Digging Deeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote two weeks ago<\/a> about our first 2020 education conference:\u00a0Educating Anxious Brains<\/strong>, in San Francisco — February 14-16<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Minahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you saw in that post, educators have lots to concern us: trauma & stress, and their effects on minds and brains. (Dan Siegel will have lots to say on these topics.)<\/p>\n

Happily, the conference will get beyond the problems<\/em> to practical, research-based solutions<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Below, I’ve described just a few of the speakers who will offer wisdom, practical guidance, and humor.<\/p>\n

Creating Calm and Mindful Schools<\/h2>\n
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Janine Halloran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jessica Minahan<\/strong> has guidance (and practical strategies) for reducing anxiety and improving behavior in the classroom. (Her first book<\/a>, The Behavior Code<\/em>, helps us decipher patterns in students’ actions, and so choose the optimal approach for helping redirect behavior.)<\/p>\n

To think about behavior from the students<\/em>‘ point of view, you can hear Janine Halloran<\/strong>. Her perspectives, and age-appropriate workbooks, help students develop the coping skills and social skills essential for school.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Willard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christopher Willard<\/strong> has been a frequent presenter at our conferences. If you worry about anxiety in schools, you’ll love hearing his approach to mindfulness<\/em> as a way to rewire stressed brains.<\/p>\n

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Sara King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of rewiring stressed brains: you can also meet\u00a0Sar\u00e1\u00a0King<\/strong> — a yoga instructor with a degree in neuroscience from UCLA.<\/p>\n

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Connecting with Students (Especially Teenagers!)<\/h2>\n
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Christine Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Have you got a stressed-out teen in your classroom? In your house? Christine Carter<\/strong> — author of\u00a0The New Adolescence —\u00a0<\/em>will offer perspectives on structure, autonomy, distractions, and (my favorite) “strategic slacking.”<\/p>\n

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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang<\/strong>, one of the founding voices of the Mind\/Brain\/Education perspective, will talk about “embodied brains”: in particular, the effect of social environment on neural and cognitive development. (You can read my recent interview with her here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Clayton Cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You’ve heard a lot about “positive greetings at the door,” and the effects they can have on shaping classroom culture. If you’d like to meet a key researcher in this field, come hear\u00a0Clayton Cook\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>talk about creating positive relationships.<\/p>\n

If I know Lori Desaultels<\/strong>, she’ll be talking from her heart about combining regulation and connection to improve student well-being. (Check here<\/a> to see what I mean about “talking from the heart…”)<\/p>\n

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Lori Desaultels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I wish I could introduce you to all the speakers we’ve got coming. Happily, you can do that yourself. Register ASAP. (No, seriously, it’s going to sell out…)<\/p>\n

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Interested in our May 2020 education conference,\u00a0Schooling the Self<\/strong>? I’ll be introducing that conference<\/a> soon…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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