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
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