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 researches to look at the teenage brain in action. The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress 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. The DVD also features research-based instructional strategies that engage and challenge the teenage brain.
Among the topics covered:
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
