School psychologist Karyn Singley Blair, M.S., has been teaching BrainWise to high school students for 15 years. Her expertise is working with special needs youth, and one-third of her students have IQs under 70. She adapts the lessons to fit...
Read More »University of Chicago professor and economist Richard Thaler, Ph.D., received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for demonstrating that individuals consistently make thinking errors that sabotage their financial decisions. Dr.Thaler says "I try to teach people to make fewer mistakes....
Read More »TEACHING TIP: RED FLAG ACTIVITY Please welcome Sarah Hays as a new BrainWise Board Member. Sarah is a School Prevention Specialist, middle school teacher and BrainWise instructor and trainer. At a recent training of instructors, Sarah offered a fun teaching...
Read More »A recent front page story in the Wall Street Journal presented findings from a study that followed 2,322 students at 24 U.S. colleges and universities from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2009. After the first two years...
Read More »It is exciting when BrainWise instructors seek to interest parents in learning the 10 Wise Ways! Jon Livengood, a Mental Health Professional and a new BrainWise instructor, is working with children in grades K-8. He introduced BrainWise in a Therapeutic...
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