How Emotional States Impact Learning

When your emotional networks impact your state of mind it disrupts your ability to be present, neutral, and ready to learn. Emotional states impact attention, memory learning, and they are contagious. So, how do you teach students who have dysregulated emotions? 

Today Lauren discusses how to use  non-verbal cues to help understand someone’s current emotional state and how to change your emotional state.

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do we help teachers effectively manage their own stress and trauma?

Try-at-home tip: Hot-cold exposure

References for this episode:

• Teaching with the Brain in Mind - Eric Jensen
• Brain-based learning: Teaching the Way Students Really Learn
• Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education
• The Plainer Truths of Teaching, Learning and Literacy: A comprehensive guide to reading, writing, speaking, and listening Pre-K-12 across the curriculum. - Botel and Paparo

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try
• Emotional Brain: The Barking Dog (Limbic System) 

Podcast:

• Meet the Decision Maker of your Emotional Brain: The Amygdala
• Leave Unwanted Behaviors Behind! Teaching Emotional Regulation
• Putting Self-Care into Practice with Routines

Our Online Courses: 

• Classroom Design with the Brain in Mind
• Stress and Trauma and Behaviors, Oh my!: Stress & the Brain

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