TEENAGE BRAIN: A Work In Progress
Teenagers - impulsive, moody, and excitable - have baffled adults and administrators alike with their unpredictable behavior. In recent years, state-of-the-art brain techniques have enabled researchers to look at the teenage brain in action.
This program reviews discoveries in the adolescents’ social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic development that can help individuals better understand why teenagers behave the way they do. In that regard, the DVD explains why teens can’t always act like adults. Also features research-based instructional strategies that engage and challenge the teenage brain.
Among the topics covered:
Learning objectives
Processes in the adolescent brain
Adolescent frontal lobes
Brain compatible research-based strategies
Other strategies
The science of sleep
The effects of stress
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