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Google’s Gifts for Supporting Adolescent Development and Promoting Executive Function

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Session description

Although teenage students frequently struggle to stay organized, manage their time, and think deeply about their learning, there has been a noticeable decline in social and cognitive development in recent years. Let’s discuss the science of adolescent development and explore strategies to improve cognitive function and success using Google Workspace.

Outline

Introductions and Finding Our Why (10-15 minutes)

Share the Resource and “Create Your Own PD“ voting (5-10 minutes)

Live demonstrations of the Create Your Own PD (45-60 minutes)
* I will provide live demonstrations of the chosen topics until we run out of time within the session.
* Participants will follow along, test the tips and tricks on their own devices, and interject with their own ideas, questions, and enthusiasm.
* These presentations are very casual and conversation-like. There is a strong give-and-take attitude between me and the participants.

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Supporting research

1. The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt Jensen (Jensen & Nutt, 2015)
I discovered this book during a presentation at the Model Schools Conference in Washington D.C (June 2019), and it sparked my hobby research into adolescent brain science as an educator, specifically chapters 2-6.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Teenage_Brain/0q5ZAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1

2. Adolescence as a Sesitive Period of Brain Development (Furhmann et al., 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661315001722

3. Cognitive Development in the Teen Years (Cognitive Development in Adolescence, n.d.) https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=cognitive-development-in-adolescence-90-P01594

4. A Flourishing Brain in the 21st Century: A Scoping Review of the Impact of Developing Good Habits for Mind, Brain, Well-Being, and Learning (Ekman et al., 2021, 13-23) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mbe.12305

5. Executive Function Activities for Adolescents (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University) https://harvardcenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Activities-for-Adolescents.pdf

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Presenters

Katie Moran

Instructional Technology Teacher

Rockingham County Public Schools

Session specifications

Topic:

Student Engagement and Agency

TLP:

Yes

Grade level:

6-12

Audience:

Teacher Development, Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

A Google Workspace for Education account (Fundamentals, Teaching & Learning, or Education Plus)

Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome/)

Subject area:

Teacher Education

ISTE Standards:

For Education Leaders:
Connected Learner

Set goals to remain current on emerging technologies for learning, innovations in pedagogy and advancements in the learning sciences.

For Educators:
Learner

Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.

Facilitator

Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.

TLPs:

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