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
Social and Emotional Learning Series for Edutopia In the film Inside Out, 11-year-old Riley holds several islands of personality in her brain. These islands wereRead More »Islands of Personality and Trains of Thought
Social and Emotional Learning Series for Edutopia We all create core memories. When we encounter an experience with heightened emotion, our memory systems remember theRead More »Creating Core Memories in the Classroom
Social and Emotional Learning Series for Edutopia We need all of our emotions for thinking, problem solving, and focused attention. We are neurobiologically wired, andRead More »How Emotions Affect Learning, Behaviors, and Relationships
A Presentation by Dr. Lori Desautels- Marian University Preview: Schools as Ecological Systems Students who attend school from kindergarten through secondary school typically spend moreRead More »Creating Trauma Informed Instruction-Schools The Heart of Teaching and Learning
We can change our behaviors: Strategies for the Social Brain. Keynote Presentation by Dr. Lori Desautels at the Indiana State Teachers Association(ISTA) Early Educators Conference.Read More »The Heart and Brain of the Matter Keynote: ISTA Early Educators Conference
Rae Pica with Kay Albrecht, Ph.D., Lori L Desautels, Ph.D., Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. Our guests say that if basic students’ needs are not met, learningRead More »Radio Interview: The Basic Needs Required for Any Student to Learn
Lessons from Nellie! Troubled Youth Need our Presence We think we know what we need. We think we know what our children and youth desire.Read More »Lessons From Nellie
Metacog…. What? Metacogntion-I’m thinking about my thinking! The one aspect of being human that sets us apart from all mammals in this time is metacognition!Read More »Metacog…What? A new way to teach students about their own thinking!
The Vortex of Feeling and Learning Educational Neuroscience in our Schools “We are feeling creatures who think.” Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor As I reflect uponRead More »The Vortex of Feeling and Learning… What does Educational Neuroscience look like in our schools?