Stressed Brains Do Not Learn

Added On: 11/28/2017
Event Name: Stressed Brains Do Not Learn
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Event Start Date: 1/26/2018
Event End Date: 1/26/2018
Intended Audience: All Educators, Student Services, School security personnel, Mental Health Professionals, Medical Professionals, Law Enforcement, DCF and Juvenile Justice.
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC - All Rooms
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
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Event Details: "Stressed Brains Do Not Learn"
The Heart and Brain of the Matter: Applied Educational Neuroscience,
the Brain and Adversity
A Paths to Potential Series Workshop

Connect with the latest research brain on how the brain reacts to stress, and how stress affects our student's behavior and their ability to focus and learn.
This workshop will focus on:
An understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences ( ACE's ) and the implication for education.
Toxic Stress, Adversity & Trauma Informed Care
Creating Resilient Environments in our Classrooms and Schools
Classroom Strategies to dampen the stress response
Implementing focused attention practices and brain aligned strategies
The Skill of Learning the Conflict Cycle- Co-regulation Skills for educators
Addressing Teacher and staff well-being

Educators will come away with brain-aligned strategies for emotional and cognitive well-being and a clear understanding of the emerging research that suggests that to feel positive is to learn deeply.
The workshop will be presented by Dr. Lori Desautels and Mr. Michael McKnight
Dr. Lori Desautels, is an assistant professor at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Butler University in Indianapolis. Before coming to Butler University, Lori was an Assistant Professor at Marian University in Indianapolis and earlier on taught children and adolescents with emotional challenges in the upper elementary grades, worked as a school counselor in Indianapolis, was a private practice counselor and co-owner of the Indianapolis Counseling Center, and was a behavioral consultant for Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis on the adolescent psychiatric unit.
Lori's passion is engaging her students through neuroscience in education, integrating Mind Brain Teaching and Learning Strategies into her courses at Marian and now Butler University .
Lori has conducted workshops throughout the United States and abroad, recently returning from Dubai. Lori's second book was published in January 2016, "Unwritten, The Story of a Living System," co-authored with Michael McKnight.

Michael McKnight is currently an educational specialist for the New Jersey Department of Education working in the Cape May and Atlantic County Office of Education. Michael works closely with the 42 school districts in the counties and is involved with a wide range of school issues. His work includes curriculum development, county testing coordinator, professional development and monitoring of school district programs.
Prior to joining the Department of Education Michael was a special education teacher for 13 years working and learning with emotionally and behaviorally troubled adolescents. He also was an administrator at Atlantic County Special Services School District for 10 years and was responsible for the programming for troubled students, ages 5 thru 21 years, removed from the local school district.
Michael has a passion for creating and supporting Reclaiming Environments for "at-risk" children and youth as well as the adults who serve them. Michael is a senior trainer for the Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) Institute. LSCI is an advanced therapeutic strategy for helping challenging students.
He has been involved with program and staff development for over 30 years. He views himself, not as an expert, but as a learner and a teacher who has always enjoyed building strength based cultures with others.
Audience: K-12 Educators including school leadership teams and school security personnel, Mental Health Professionals, Medical Professionals, Law Enforcement, DCF and Juvenile Justice.
Workshop Code: W18022
Dates: Friday, January 26, 2018
From: 9:00 to: 3:00
Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.
Instructor: For Instructors See Description
Location: SRI & ETTC - All Rooms
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm