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Neuroscience and psychological sciences research has found that “character strengths,” such as self-control, conscientiousness, resilience, grit, empathy and social-emotional skills are linked to greater school, college, career and life success, higher test scores, less bullying and behavior problems and better social and cognitive functioning. Research has also discovered that we can use the brain’s neuroplasticity to train these skills, often called non-cognitive or soft skills, in students through instruction, video games and meditation. Discover the science behind these character strengths, why they lead to academic and life success and how educators can train these skills in students.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The science of self-control for academic success

Using video games to train social, anti-bullying skills

Creating caring, respectful and moral children and teens

Strategies for self-regulation, grit and social-emotional learning

How meditation and mindsets increase self-control and resilience

Promoting moral, academic, civic and intellectual character strengths

Linking emotional self-regulation to reading, math and achievement

Creating healthy, safe school climates and positive teen development

Managing challenging classroom behaviors and online bullying

Enhancing empathy, compassion and gratitude in children

The effects of stress, trauma, abuse and poverty

Raising resilient children and young adults

Co-Sponsors Include:

Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Center for Emotional Intelligence, Yale University

Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, The Dana Foundation

Comer School Development Program, Yale University School of Medicine

Mind, Brain & Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara

School of Education, Johns Hopkins University

MA Consortium for Social-Emotional Learning in Teacher Education

Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA)

LEARNING & the BRAIN® Foundation

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