Brain Aligned Preventive Systems These systems are designed to replace old behaviors and unlike backup systems, they are to be permanent! They are student driven,Read More »Brain Aligned Preventive Systems / Replacing Behaviors we Don’t Want to See!!
Original Article Published on May 03, 2017 at Samford.edu by Sara Roman More than 120 superintendents, principals and teachers throughout Alabama attended the May 2Read More »Samford’s Education School Hosts ‘Neuroscience of Learning’ Conference
The purpose of this summation is to share with educators, faculty and students how educational neuroscience was implemented in grades three, four, five and sixRead More »Educational Neuroscience/ Brain and Trauma Summation of first semester Dr. Lori Desautels 12/13/2016
Research from Dr. Bruce Perry “Resilient children are made, not born!” Those 49 techniques that promise to get you into college are meaningless and shortRead More »Focused Attention Practices and New Research on the Stress Response System
Trauma, Adversity and the Stress Response Systems! Brain Hijack! Dr. Lori Desautels College of Education Butler University Spring 2017 Trauma often times occurs in theRead More »Adversity Trauma and What we Can do in the Classroom!!
As parents, educators, students, and as a community, we can no longer ignore the research on the state of mental and emotional health of ourRead More »Adversity, Stress, Poverty and Learning! Letter to our Community!
Social Brains, Discipline, and Regulation! As I ponder, rethink and implement discipline supports and resources into our nation’s schools, I am reminded of the researchRead More »Brains, Discipline and Adversity! We have to look at how negative experiences shape the brain!
August 2016 Dr. Lori Desautels After completing our initial educational neuroscience graduate course at Butler University, and completing a yearlong Brain Initiative with the WashingtonRead More »Why Educational Neuroscience in the Classroom?
Social and Emotional Learning Series for Edutopia There isn’t a more profound scene in the film Inside Out than the death of Bing Bong, Riley’sRead More »The Adolescent Brain: Leaving Childhood Behind
Social and Emotional Learning Series for Edutopia Neuroscience research suggests that emotions are contagious. Our brains are social organs, and we are wired for relationships.Read More »Contagious Emotions and Responding to Stress