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You will examine how the brain learns and the practical
strategies that correlate with this research to improve
students' joyful and successful learning. Seminar leader Dr.
Willis will guide you on an interactive exploration of what the
most recent neuroscience and cognitive science research reveals
about attention, emotion, memory, and executive functions. New
research provides guidance on how the brain's attention filter
determines what sensory data is admitted for further processing.
You will learn how the brain's response to stressors, including
boredom and frustration, can reduce memory and result in the
involuntary reactive behaviors of "act out" and "zone out."
Classroom strategies will be discussed that are linked with
planning and teaching to increase students' ability to remain in
control of their stress levels, b