Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain
In this Webinar
Every student has a story. Teachers can help rewrite many of those stories and reinforce others. The path is clear:
About the presenter
Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.
She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and is the author of several publications related to the brain and learning, including the book The Missing Link to Make Them Think and the quick reference guide Improving Executive Function Skills. Click here for more information.
Topics covered
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain: Strategies to Help Your Students Thrive
Today's teachers face a daunting challenge: how to ensure a positive school experience for their students, many of whom carry the burden of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, poverty, divorce, abandonment, and numerous other serious social issues. Spurred by her personal experience and extensive exploration of brain-based learning, author Marilee Sprenger explains how brain science—what we know about how the brain works—can be applied to social-emotional learning. Specifically, she addresses how to
