Neuroscience of Emotions

We need to be aware of how our emotions manifest to regulate and understand them in ourselves and in others.

There is a lot of talk about 21st Century skills and what we need to teach students now so that they can thrive in the future. These skills usually include a group of “soft” skills like collaboration, cooperation, teamwork, communication, curiosity, creativity and leadership. One essential component of these and many other 21st Century skills is perception, recognition and regulation of emotions. Students and teachers need to understand their own emotions, and those of others, to communicate and work together, to be self-aware and strong enough to take chances and be creative, to lead others and collaborate effectively.

In this course, participants will brain basis of emotion perception and regulation including:

• Why the social brain has such an impact on our survival
• The importance of the face
• Eye contact and gaze
• How we recognise facial expressions
• The body/brain interaction
• How to use emotions to attract attention
• The importance of emotions in memory
• How to change the emotion of a room

The focus will be on how teachers can implement strategies in the classroom to improve learning, memory, and most importantly, deep understanding.

Available from Year 7 and up! Very popular with Year 9's.