What strikes you most about the science of adolescent learning and development? What does it tell us about what adolescents most need to thrive? by https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp EFSG Quarterly Meeting, April 13 and 14 en-us 2022-04-06 18:12:47 UTC 2022-04-13 18:02:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Annie Katz, EdCounsel annekatz https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2133183652 Adolescents are not just high schoolers - late adolescents can be as old as 24! This underscores how transitions to postsecondary and the workforce are integral parts of a holistic adolescent agenda. ]]> 2022-04-06 18:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2133183652 There are so many misunderstandings https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703816 How do we help the field to unlearn all the things that aren't backed up by the science?]]> 2022-04-13 16:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703816 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703828 We can redesign and integrate the learning and development ecosystem to dramatically improve adolescent outcomes.]]> 2022-04-13 16:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703828 Connected systems egschneider2 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703893 2022-04-13 16:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703893 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703938 We need and must have an asset-based frame.]]> 2022-04-13 16:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142703938 Jennifer Manise - Longview https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142704496 Strikes me how important authentic, real world experiences are for the adolescent brain. Also good news about technology!]]> 2022-04-13 16:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142704496 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705008 Adolescents are pre-dispositioned to experiment and receive an increased boost in the brain when receiving a reward AND learning something new. Structuring learning environments and schedules can support this natural development.]]> 2022-04-13 16:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705008 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705052 Transitions need specific attention.]]> 2022-04-13 16:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705052 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705134 Safe spaces for exploration, healthy relationship building, and testing their abilities and limits (quite the opposite of memorizing dates in history, chemistry equations, or lines from Shakespeare...)]]> 2022-04-13 16:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705134 The research must acknowledge and wrestle with the very persistent and different perceptions of "adolescence" by race. https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705199 2022-04-13 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705199 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705384 If the very act of being an adolescent is defined as a problem -- is it any wonder that adolescent mental health suffers?

]]> 2022-04-13 16:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705384 Adolescent learning https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705477 The Adolescent period is likely the most creative and transformative period---how do better we benefit from that in shaping society. ]]> 2022-04-13 16:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705477 Connections between their learning and the real world egschneider2 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705512 2022-04-13 16:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142705512 jennifer cleghorn https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707081 how wanting to belong and have purpose is connected to relationships within and outside of middle/high school - and also transition in postsecondary and workforce

]]> 2022-04-13 16:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707081 What are the systemic ways that the science of adolescent learning and development is being applied. https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707105 2022-04-13 16:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707105 Mary Cathryn Ricker https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707125 I am going to continue to think about what Adriana shared about social and cultural factors playing a role. We are taking a gorgeous cross-section of the world in our adolescent community members and cramming them into cookie cutter systems. On top of that, the headlines seem to keep reinforcing and defending that system. These factors are suppressing full potential. Is this also a cause of the mental health concerns we are seeing?]]> 2022-04-13 16:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707125 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707359 real-world experiential culturally affirming learning opportunities, centering relationships, busting siloed systems, and reframing adolescence as a moment of incredible opportunity, not peril. ]]> 2022-04-13 16:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707359 Vivian Tseng, William T. Grant Foundation https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707554 Adolescence is a time of opportunity! For racial/ethnic identity development, relationship-building, learning new skills, and sleep!  ]]> 2022-04-13 16:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707554 Align system with developmental needs https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707913 The structure of schools (particularly middle school) are not conducive to what adolscents need most, particularly in the social emotional realm. Need to reimagine schooling based upon where the students are in their devlopmental phase.]]> 2022-04-13 16:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142707913 paying attention to the transition points ES-MS-HS-Higher ed/work; and blurring these artificial lines https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142708646 2022-04-13 16:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142708646 re: shaping the narrative https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709097 When teens make potentially harmful choices in their experimentation with risk-taking behavior, how do we leverage the science to frame it as a step in a positive learning trajectory rather than buying into the widely accepted narrative about adolescence and labeling teens as troublemakers, etc.?]]> 2022-04-13 16:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709097 Messages and stimuli shaped heavily by historical inequities impact adolescents from different social sectors in very different ways https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709639 2022-04-13 16:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709639 Need to reflect on systems https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709672 A lot of the systems we have designed (including the inequities we have baked in) are causing problems for healthy adolescent development. Time to redesign!]]> 2022-04-13 16:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142709672 I appreciate the expanded science guidance on adolescence brain development and reframe on the period as one of opportunity/potential vs. a phase of live to suffer through. Are you drawing from the policy and/or (re)design recommendations from The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth report (2019) from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine? https://doi.org/10.17226/25388. https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142711488 2022-04-13 17:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142711488 Alignment jimk1 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142711496 Align system with developmental needs
The structure of schools (particularly middle school) are not conducive to what adolscents need most, particularly in the social emotional realm. Need to reimagine schooling based upon where the students are in their devlopmental phase.
]]> 2022-04-13 17:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142711496 https://padlet.com/annekatz/xnovc9obzc20g4gp/wish/2142713123 This research reminds all of us of the importance of designing systems that work for how students brains develop and at different stages of life.

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