The Heart and Brain of the Matter Keynote: ISTA Early Educators Conference

We can change our behaviors: Strategies for the Social Brain. Keynote Presentation by Dr. Lori Desautels at the Indiana State...

Radio Interview: The Basic Needs Required for Any Student to Learn

Rae Pica with Kay Albrecht, Ph.D., Lori L Desautels, Ph.D., Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. Our guests say that if basic students’...

Lessons From Nellie

Lessons from Nellie! Troubled Youth Need our Presence We think we know what we need. We think we know what...

Metacog…What? A new way to teach students about their own thinking!

Metacog…. What? Metacogntion-I’m thinking about my thinking! The one aspect of being human that sets us apart from all mammals...

The Vortex of Feeling and Learning… What does Educational Neuroscience look like in our schools?

The Vortex of Feeling and Learning Educational Neuroscience in our Schools “We are feeling creatures who think.” Dr. Jill Bolte...

Three Words Students Want to Hear from Teachers!!

Three Words Students Deeply Desire to Hear From Teachers CAUTION: Proceed with transparency, self- awareness and persistence A year and...

Brain Aligned Strategy for Math Teachers! ( Using Stories!!)

Sometimes we need examples, especially in math of how you weave stories into secondary math courses… Below is one of...

The Brain Power Point for Students!

The Brain

The Brain

Priming the Brain! Brain Breaks and Focused Attention Practices… What is the Difference?

Priming the Brain! Breaks and Focused Attention Practices What’s the Difference? As another semester winds down, I am left with...