MC3 : The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase : Element 1 : Activity 1 : Task 1: Understand How the Teenage Brain Functions

The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase : Element 1 : Activity 1 : Task 1: Understand How the Teenage Brain Functions

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Guests: 8
Members: None

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· Indistar Summit

2
· Indistar Summit

9
· MTSS Symposium

10
· MTSS Symposium

24
· MC3 - US Department of ED Site Visit

25
· MC3 - US Department of ED Site Visit

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· Warrensburg RtI Institute
· ELL Coaches' Academy Follow-up II

Guideline:

Research about how the brain functions is ever-changing. Being aware of the current state of such research helps teachers better understand adolescent and teenage behavior.

Adolescent Brain _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a Society for Neuroscience brief on the adolescent brain.

Inside the Teenage Brain _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to the website for PBS' Frontline program episode on "Inside the Teenage Brain." The site summarizes the research on how the adoelscent brain develops and has a link to six video segments from the television show. The six segments together run 60 minutes and can be viewed separately.

Teenage Brain: A work in progress _EXTERNAL_LINK

This National Institute of Mental Health fact sheet provides an overview of the current research on brain development during adolescence.

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