Teaching the Thinking Brain: Helping Students Focus, Remember, and Self-Regulate

This professional development program introduces teachers to the concept of “The Thinking Brain” the higher-order mental processes that enable students to sustain attention, remember instructions, regulate impulses, and think flexibly. Through five structured sessions, teachers will explore how these functions influence learning, emotion, and behavior, and how to create classroom environments that support these abilities. The training blends neuroscience insights with practical strategies, empowering educators to nurture attention, working memory, inhibition/self-regulation, and cognitive flexibility among students. Planning and organization will be mentioned briefly as advanced skills that become more relevant for older learners in the secondary phase. After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Define and explain the four core components of ‘The thinking brain’.
• Identify strengths and challenges in students ‘thinking brain’.
• Apply classroom strategies that develop attention, working memory, and self-regulation.
• Incorporate ‘thinking brain’ principles into lesson planning and student support.
• Reflect on their own teaching to enhance independent, flexible learning in students.

Mode of Delivery
Hybrid Training

Eligibility
This professional development program is designed for K–12 teachers, inclusion coordinators, learning support specialists, and school leaders seeking to integrate neuroscience-based strategies into their teaching practice.