https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n Submit insights from Brain Development Resources THEN add applications to each insight. THEN prioritize. en-us 2021-05-25 13:54:23 UTC 2021-05-25 15:41:50 UTC hello@padlet.com smmcleod https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558012202 The brain is changing daily.

The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed and will not fully develop until you are in your twenties. 

Insight: Keep in mind that your students' brains are changing daily. ]]> 2021-05-25 15:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558012202 https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558030387 Students get  better at "inhibitory control" which is their ability to avoid various distractions and keep focused in critical situations, 

Insight: Students shouldn't be judged along adult standards in their ability to avoid various distractions.]]> 2021-05-25 15:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558030387 https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558042308 Teenagers are more open to risky behavior, due to this act releasing more dopamine in adolescents than it does in children or adults.  

Insight: Dopamine has a larger effect on our students' daily decision making than we realize because our brain don't release nearly as much in the face of risky behavior. ]]> 2021-05-25 15:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558042308 https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558056451 Students don't develop the part of the brain that limits stress during peer socialization. The threat of their classmates’ judgement may feel worse than the threat of consequences relating to taking drugs or other illegal activity.

Insight: This may be why students make the decisions that they do which gets them in trouble, and should be kept in mind as we develop consequences. ]]> 2021-05-25 15:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558056451 smmcleod https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558066504 When teenagers receive a reward that they like, their brain will release dopamine. It will also then remember that they liked this reward. Their brain will then be biased to make decisions that will result in getting more rewards.
"The teenage brain gets really excited about rewards, emotions, and new experiences. 

Insight: Find what rewards your students like and try to implement them into the classroom. ]]> 2021-05-25 15:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558066504 https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558091017 Mistakes are essential in learning through adolescence and should be viewed as an opportunity to learn rather than an opportunity to punish.

Insight: Embrace your student's mistakes and see them as progress.]]> 2021-05-25 15:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bsfaircl/3bknv5wf44qij51n/wish/1558091017