Reading time, 3 minutes: Are teachers making the most of the teenage brain in the classroom? Adolescence – defined as the period from puberty to around age 25 – is a crucial period of brain development, influencing learning, behaviour, and social cognition. Teachers who understand these changes can enhance engagement, self-regulation, and student outcomes. This research explores how the […] Reading time, 3 minutes: Are teachers making the most of the teenage brain in the classroom? Adolescence – defined as the period from puberty to around age 25 – is a crucial period of brain development, influencing learning, behaviour, and social cognition. Teachers who understand these changes can enhance engagement, self-regulation, and student outcomes. This research explores how the Academic Research, Cognitive Science, SEND, adolescent brain, behaviour management, brain-based learning, classroom strategies, Cognitive Development, educational neuroscience, executive function, impulse control, Learning Strategies, metacognition, neuroscience in education, peer influence, Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, retrieval practice, Self-regulation, Social Learning, Student Engagement, synaptic pruning, teaching teenagers, teenage brain TeacherToolkit
The Adolescent Brain: How Teenagers Learn and Think
