CHOICE BOARD

Choice Board: Brain Development

Read an article

Watch a Ted Talk

Listen to a Podcast

The Brain and Media

Learn more about how screen time affects the brain. Click here to watch a 43 minute TedTalk by Dimitri Christakis about Children and the Media. Remember to take notes so you can address the first part of this assignment.

• For this assignment:
• Describe what you learned from the TedTalk about the effects of screen time on the young brain.
• Have you noticed these effects with the children in your life?

• You can demonstrate your knowledge in one of 3 ways: Submit a Word document (at least 1 page, double-spaced) or an audio or video recording (at least 2 minutes long).

Click here to listen to The Brain Architects Podcast and scroll down to their very first episode: Toxic Stress: Protecting the Foundation. (36 min) Remember to take notes while listening to this podcast so you can answer the following questions: 1. What are the various ways in which the speakers encounter the effects of toxic stress in their work? 2. Describe the ways the panelists say toxic stress affects children and families. Include the ways in which the systems that are set up to help can cause further stress. 3. How can you talk to families about toxic stress in a way that doesn't sound hopeless? 4. What are some strategies families can apply to make sure stress remains within tolerable levels? You can demonstrate your knowledge in one of 3 ways: submit a Word document (at least 1 page, double-space) or an audio or video recording (at least 2 minutes long).

Parenting for Brain website

Learn more about brain development by clicking here to read: Critical Period in Brain Development and Childhood Learning.

Describe, in detail, at least two things you learned about brain development from reading this article.

You can demonstrate your knowledge in one of 3 ways: Submit a Word document (at least 1 page, double-spaced) or an audio or video recording (at least 2 minutes long).