How to Teach Based on What We Know About the Brain (pt. 2)

Last episode Lauren discussed the five ways to solidify content in your students’ brains. This episode follow-up on that knowledge with a teaching model which prepares your learners and creates an optimal environment for learning using the before, during, and after teaching model.

Brain, Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerJuly 31, 2023Brain development, Teaching, Teachers, emotions, Emotion RegulationComment

Lighting and Room Design: How it affects mood, focus, and concentration.

This series discusses various design elements and how they impact stress, productivity, attention, and behavior. Based on recent research, lighting supports student performance. Fluorescent bulbs are counterproductive to students’ learning and have proven to be a natural stressor.

Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerSeptember 21, 2021Lighting, Mood, Focus, concentrationComment

Temperature and Room Design: How it affects learning, productivity, and stress response.

This series discusses various design elements and how they impact stress, productivity, attention, and behavior. When it comes to temperature, think how you feel on a hot, humid day. Sweaty, hot, exhausted. Now, think how a child feels in a hot classroom. They will struggle to remember what they learned that day.

Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerSeptember 14, 2021Room TemperatureComment

Aroma & Room Design: How it affects energy level, mood, and emotions.

This series discusses various design elements and how they impact stress, productivity, attention, and behavior. Have you ever been out for a walk and smelled something that triggered a memory? Our sense of smell can trigger memories and strong emotions, both good and bad.

Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerSeptember 7, 2021Scent, Odor, SmellComment

Using Color in Room Design: How it affects actions, learning, and retention.

This series discusses various design elements and how they impact stress, productivity, attention, and behavior. Color has its own magnetic frequency. It has an energy that influences the neurological pathways in the brain. Color also influences our moods, emotions, and actions. It is very impactful, so why not choose colors to help kiddos learn?

Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerAugust 31, 2021ColorComment

Consider Sound in Room Design: How it affects focus and learning.

This series discusses various design elements and how they impact stress, productivity, attention, and behavior. A study by Cornell University found that chronic noise caused stress in children. The body and the brain are in tune to things nearby, including sound. The brain expends energy processing those sounds, which takes away from focus and attention for learning.

Room DesignLauren SpigelmyerAugust 24, 2021Sound, NoiseComment

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Professor turned brain coach, speaker, and book devourer, I'm on a mission to use a trauma and neuroscience-based approach to help educators and parents, like you, to reduce stress, get students to listen, and diminish behaviors.