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Blog posts are designed to accompany The Neurodivergent Toolkit & Workshop. But everyone can take something from each one and apply it tomorrow.

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👀 Part 3: How Does The Brain Learn What's Important?

👀 Part 3: How Does The Brain Learn What's Impor...

Your brain is not a passive recorder. It's a forecasting machine. Every moment, it's predicting what will happen next — based on everything it's ever experienced before. Every time the...

👀 Part 3: How Does The Brain Learn What's Impor...

Your brain is not a passive recorder. It's a forecasting machine. Every moment, it's predicting what will happen next — based on everything it's ever experienced before. Every time the...

👀Part 2: How Does The Brain Decide?

👀Part 2: How Does The Brain Decide?

Lisa Feldman Barrett's research introduces a word your students need (and you do too): interoception — sensing the body's internal signals. Right now, your brain is listening to your stomach,...

👀Part 2: How Does The Brain Decide?

Lisa Feldman Barrett's research introduces a word your students need (and you do too): interoception — sensing the body's internal signals. Right now, your brain is listening to your stomach,...

👀 How Does The Brain Notice?

👀 How Does The Brain Notice?

When a student's behavior is throwing the classroom off, remember: their brain noticed something. Something flagged as important. Something that mattered to them, even if you can't see it yet....

👀 How Does The Brain Notice?

When a student's behavior is throwing the classroom off, remember: their brain noticed something. Something flagged as important. Something that mattered to them, even if you can't see it yet....

🧠 Part 8: Systems, Motivation, and Sticky Learning

🧠 Part 8: Systems, Motivation, and Sticky Learning

Motivation is not a personality trait or characteristic. It’s not a choice. Lack of motivation is called anhedonia-  it’s very real and impacts millions- it’s also called depression.  So motivation...

🧠 Part 8: Systems, Motivation, and Sticky Learning

Motivation is not a personality trait or characteristic. It’s not a choice. Lack of motivation is called anhedonia-  it’s very real and impacts millions- it’s also called depression.  So motivation...

🧠 Part 7: Supporting Brain Systems With The Neurodivergent Toolkit

🧠 Part 7: Supporting Brain Systems With The Neu...

A neuron activating is not the same thing as a student “learning.” Learning happens when: neurons activate together those neurons connect those connections are repeated enough to stabilize and then...

🧠 Part 7: Supporting Brain Systems With The Neu...

A neuron activating is not the same thing as a student “learning.” Learning happens when: neurons activate together those neurons connect those connections are repeated enough to stabilize and then...

🧠 Part 6: How to Build Learning Waves That Grow

🧠 Part 6: How to Build Learning Waves That Grow

Learning isn’t linear. Learning spreads in a pattern that resembles an electrical wave 🌊. If the wave can’t grow, students may look fine but freeze-up when they have to do “it”...

🧠 Part 6: How to Build Learning Waves That Grow

Learning isn’t linear. Learning spreads in a pattern that resembles an electrical wave 🌊. If the wave can’t grow, students may look fine but freeze-up when they have to do “it”...