Learning Outcomes

This one-hour course provides highly focused lessons designed to help educators:

  • Create an empathetic classroom culture that fosters positive relationships

  • Enhance classroom learning outcomes with brain-based strategies

  • Develop the skills and attributes required for navigating challenges

Asynchronous Professional Learning

  • 40 Minutes of Video Content

  • 20 Minutes of Application

  • Loads of Bonus Materials

Bonus Materials

In addition to the video content, each lesson also includes bonus materials:

  • A visual quick guide that summarizes key points for easy reference.

  • Grade-band lesson and activity ideas that reinforce the lesson concepts.

  • A full sample lesson plan for a specific grade band. (ECE, K-2, 3-5, MS, HS).

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Meet Your Instructor

Founder of Pathways to Empower Dr. Donna Volpitta

Always an educator, Dr. Volpitta loves finding ways to translate neuroscience so that people can apply it to their own lives. Her work is grounded in the latest research in neurology, psychology, and education. She is the co-author of The Resilience Formula, author of Neuroworld, co-creator of the Nametags Education Program, and is a sought-after speaker. A former classroom teacher (and mother of 4 adolescents!) with experience in both general and special education, Donna holds a doctoral degree in Learning Dis/Abilities from Teachers College, Columbia University.