Empowering Students' Executive Function In a Teenage Brain w/ Lori

Teens are always working from the teen brain, and they are going to respond differently from how we expect them to. How do you understand their developmental phases as an educator or parent, & help your teen understand their neurobiology? In this episode, Lori Boll, the director of SENIA International & a former international school teacher with a background in mid-school counseling, joins us as we delve into empowering students' executive function in a teenage brain. In the session, we expound on whether a child’s environment affects their teenage brain development, why the frontal lobe is the last area to develop, and how it controls the executive functioning of the teenage brain. Moreover, Lori discusses why we should educate teachers & educators on teenage brain neurobiology as well as how to handle teenagers' gut spot reactions. Ultimately, Lori expounds on strategies teens can use to improve their executive functioning skills and the most fascinating thing about the teenage brain! Tune in for more insights! Timestamps [03:22] Introducing the topic [04:00] About the guest Lori Boll [05:50] Whether a child’s environment plays a role in teenage brain development [08:29] How a frontal lobe area controls executive functioning & practical examples of how executive functioning affects a teenager’s life [12:02] Teenagers reacting to the gut spot as opposed to the more logical side [15:20] How much time do you give your teenagers before having a conversation after an explosion [17:19]  Strategies teens can use to improve their executive functioning skills [20:01] Most fascinating thing about the teenage brain [22:14] Why we need to educate parents & teachers on the teenage brain [28:40] How to connect with Lori Boll   Quotes ●     “It’s essential to teach teenagers about their teenage brain and let them understand their neurobiology. Once they understand that, it brings a lot to light.” ●     “When students don’t have a fully functioning frontal lobe yet, we need to lend them our frontal lobe.”   Mentioned Resources https://zonesofregulation.com/ https://www.socialthinking.com/   Let’s Connect Connect with Lori Boll on; ●     Website: https://www.seniaconference.org/ ●     Website: https://seniaacademy.org/ ●     Website: https://www.seniainternational.org/ Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ●     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/teachwatts Connect with Mike Pierre on; ●     Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan   More resources ●     Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ●     Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative ●     Head over to https://seniaacademy.org/link/0S40Ne to check out inclusion education practices for individuals with disabilities and ensure their potential is fully maximized. ●     Please visit inspirecitizens.org to register for the Global Citizenship ●     Are you looking forward to a successful career to teach anywhere in the world? Head over to https://moreland.edu/ for online innovative education programs.