The Neuroscience & Education programs at La Sierra University are designed to prepare a new kind of teaching specialist. A professional educator who can bridge the gap between underlying brain science research and the problems encountered in educational K-12 school settings.

We focus on :

• Brain behavior relationship
• Brain science and academics
• Brain science and emotional learning.
• Brain science and behavioral regulation
• Brain science and spirituality

Graduates from the program use this knowledge in their particular areas of professional specialization at the Masters and Doctoral program level.

Faculty:

Linda Caviness, Ph.D
Brain, Affect & Education specialist
Former Chair, Curriculum & Instruction

Keith Drieberg, Ph.D
Neuropsychologist (PSY13844)
Teaching Educator
Chair, Curriculum & Instruction

To contact the School of Education-Department of Curriculum & Instruction department, and schedule a time to talk or web conference one of the professors, Call-951-785-2184.

Brain and Learning (PPT)

Neuroscience Concepts for Learning (PPT)

Exercise and the Brain (PPT)

Brain Science for 2nd Graders (PPT)

Neuroscience and Nursing Education (PPT)

Music for the Brain (PPT)

Neuroscience and how it impacts how you teach and how students learn (PPT)

Rosenshine - 10 Research based strategies that all teachers should know (PDF)

The reaction a person or group has to a critical incident. Critical incident stress is characterized by a wide range of cognitive, physical, emotional, and behavioral signs and symptoms.

It should be noted that not all critical events are critical events to everybody.  The key is the perception of danger.  For most, being around tornadoes, earthquakes and acts of terrorism will produce critical incident stress, however, if you are trained and experienced as responders, your perception of danger may be different, thus your reactions.