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Douglas Knecht, MA

Interim Dean of Children’s Programs, Bank Street College of Education, which is working with USC researchers to monitor teachers' brain activity, emotional and stress responses, vocal patterns, and body language to try to understand how teachers' practices and physiological responses affect how well students connect with their lessons; Co-Author, “Building Meaning Builds Teens’ Brains” (2020, Educational Leadership)

Events

Social-Emotional Brains in Schools

Virtual Conference  November 7-8, 2020

Teen Brains, Social Relationships, & Urban Schools

Building Meaning Builds Teens’ Brains: The Importance of Relationships, Relevance, and Meaning-Making for Adolescent Learning