A unique opportunity for in-depth learning with best-selling author of A Whole New Mind Daniel Pink, leading motivation researcher Carol Dweck, the father of social neuroscience Matt Lieberman, science of play and goodness researchers Stuart Brown and Dacher Keltner and more.

Most of the brain (over 85%) responds to input at the involuntary, automatic level where the responses are often reactive (fight, flight, or freeze). This workshop will explore the following questions: How does the brain turn sensory input into memory and useable knowledge? How can we use brain-research developments to increase attention using curiosity and prediction? How can learning be propelled through the brain’s emotional filters to reach the reflective (conscious, cognitive) brain? How can you use the newest research about mistake negativity and the brain’s neurotransmitters to engage disenfranchised students? What can we learn from the video game model to enhance student engagement and goal setting?

You will hear about and see the latest neuroscience research on neuroplasticity and the dopamine-reward system. The research will then be connected with neuro-logical strategies to reverse school negativity and promote a positive attitude, perseverance through challenges, and long-term memory by increasing participation, confidence, and engagement.