Frontal+Lobe+Development+(2)

Ben Kalainoff
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= Questions to Guide Your Study- Date Edited: =

To better understand how students learn, and what can be done to motivate them, as well as understand particular behaviors. The frontal lobe is the last part of the brain to fully develop, and is not fully developed until well after high school. It is used to control judgment, and its late development often causes students to have a difficult doing the following.
 * ===__**WHY**__ should educators learn about frontal lobe development in adolescents?===
 * ===__**WHAT**__ should educators know about frontal lobe development in adolescents?===

Reason, plan, make decisions, control impulses, set goals, make sound judgments, control emotions, plan and organize multiple tasks, and assess risks. Anticipate possible issues with the above deficiencies, and have an appropriate plan of action in mind. Develop lessons and activities that will motivate students, and require them to use the desired skills so the brain recognizes them quickly, and they are not pruned away. What can we do to motivate students to complete tasks more consistently and completely? How will this motivation affect all students, regardless of achievement level? What can be done for students who are still unmotivated?
 * ===What should educators __**DO**__ because of what they know about frontal lobe development in adolescents?===
 * ===Below, craft a series of very specific questions (at least 5) that will guide you in exploring your topic. You may add to your list of guiding questions at any time.===

= Several resources to get you started: =

[|Adolescence, Brain Development & Legal Culpability] (Juvenile Justice Center, American Bar Association)

[|Behind the Scenes in the Adolescent Brain] (The Dana Foundation)

[|Inside the Teenage Brain] (PBS Frontline)