This webinar will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET / 7:00 am - 9:00 am PT on February 28, 2026 for a total of 2 credit hours.

For those who cannot attend the live webinar on February 28, a recording of the webinar will be available for 7 days following the live webinar, beginning the following Monday.
CE credit is only available for live attendance.

Join Dr. Adriana Galvan to hear about how the adolescent brain learns, both inside and outside the classroom. Young people ages 10-24 reach important developmental milestones during this time of life during which they explore, grow, learn, and connect. The neurodevelopmental changes that occur during adolescence support these developmental changes and new ways of learning. As revealed from neuroscience research, the adolescent brain exhibits significant plasticity and undergoes an important period of connectivity—strengthening of brain pathways—that reflect the increasing connections adolescents have with their peers, families, teachers and communities. This talk will provide an overview of brain development, current understanding of adolescent neuroscience, and an opportunity to discuss how this research may be useful in supporting the unique ways adolescents learn.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

Identify key changes in the brain during adolescence that are relevant for learning

Understand how unique developmental milestones during adolescence render young people primed for social learning

Discuss how unique learning during adolescence may be applied in school and social settings

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Educators

Parents

Non-Profit Leaders Who Work With Adolescents

Adriana Galvan, PhD

Dr. Adriana Galván is a Professor of Psychology and the Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also the Co-Executive Director of the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent. As a neuroscientist her career has been focused on adolescent brain development and how it supports developmental milestones during this significant period of life. Her research expertise focuses on characterizing the neural mechanisms underlying adolescent behavior to inform policies that impact young people. Dr. Galván has published over 140 scientific articles on the topic and is the author of The Neuroscience of Adolescence (Cambridge University Press). She received her B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Cornell. She has received multiple recognitions for her work, including from the National Academy of Sciences, American Psychological Association, Cognitive Neuroscience Society and William T. Grant Foundation. She is also the recipient of the UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize. In 2018 she was a Fulbright Scholar in Barcelona and in 2019 she received the White House Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineers (PECASE) award.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Adriana Galvan, PhD