#33 Social Emotional Learning with Brain Science – Andrea Samadi (當神經科學遇上情緒管理學習)

In this episode, we will be exploring social emotional learning with brain science and what strategies we can apply in the classroom based on science.  We are really happy to have wonderful Andrea Samadi joining us.

Andrea Samadi, is a former middle school teacher who began working with success and social and emotional learning principles with students in the late 1990s.   Andrea’s book Level Up: A Brain-Based Strategy to Skyrocket Student Success and Achievement using the latest research to help others increase their learning potential.   She is also the founder of Achieveit360 which offers  programs, grounded in brain-based research and practical neuroscience, helps parents, teachers, coaches and employees to optimize learning, well-being and achievement at home, school or the workplace.

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Show Notes with Selected Links

• [01:42] How did social emotional learning come to Andrea?
  • Bob Proctor
  • You Were Born Rich: Now You Can Discover and Develop Those Riches by Bob Proctor
• [07:05] Other than academic improvements after social emotional learning, what behaviors change did Andrea find in these kids?
• [10:05] Why did neuroscience become Andrea’s passion?
  •  John Assaraf
  • Mark Robert Waldman
• [12:43] What neuroscience has found the relationship between brain and social emotional learning?
  • Professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on “The Neuroscience of Social and Emotional Learning”
  • Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang 
• [16:06] Andrea once said that based on research, when students perceive that their teacher knows them both academically and personally, they are better positioned to take ownership of their learning.  What do kids’ brains happen as they have this perception and thus impact their attitude in learning?
  • CASEL
  • #28 Infusing Social Emotional Learning in Classroom – Wendy Turner
  • #6 Elizabeth Peterson – Social Emotional Artistic Learning, Art in Distance Learning and Teacher Self Care
  • Dr. Dan Siegel
  • Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
  • Dr. Lori Desautels
• [19:45] How could we help students to be more self-aware?
  • Self-Awareness: Know Thyself
  • Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett Ph.D
• [25:08] What tips would Andrea give if a teacher wants to teach self regulation in her classroom?
• [28:19] Given that our brains develop differently at different ages,  does the approach or goal for self-awareness or self-regulation differ in different age groups?
  • Stranger Things
• [31:10] How does Andrea find the practical resource in this giant pool of knowledge?  Is there any particular journal, website or organization Andrea tap into constantly? 
  • PubMed
  • Coach Training with Mark Robert Waldman
• [34:50] Books that influenced Andrea’s core values a lot.
  • The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
• [38:25] If Andrea has a superwoman power, what does she want to change in education system?
• [41:48] Parting thoughts

Transcript

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Reflections

• Have you ever yelled at your students? What reactions did you get from your students?

What can you do tomorrow

• Create a calm down corner for your classroom. Check out this practical guide here.
• Try out learning stations with your students. Here are some guidance to follow:
  • How to Create Learning Stations Students will Love
  • How do I set up a station rotation model in my classroom?

Song Tracks Credits

• Opening & Ending: Smiling at the Sun
• The breaks in the middle,
  • A Gentle Transition by Immersive Music
  • Clear Lake by Yan Perchuk