Engaging Generation Alpha’s Rewired Brain
Tue, Jan 14
|Orlando
Discover how to connect with today’s digital natives—Gen Alpha—by learning strategies to transform your teaching and enhance student engagement. This hands-on session will equip educators with innovative tools to address the shifts in student's attention, cognition, social skills, and engagement.
Time & Location
Jan 14, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Orlando, Orange Cnty Convention Ctr, 9800 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
About the event
Unlock the Secret to Engaging Gen Alpha: Adapt Your Teaching for the Rewired Brain
Research shows that children’s brains are being rewired by constant interaction with technology, prompting educators to wonder how their instruction should change in order to reach young digital natives, known as our Generation Alpha and Gen Now students. Educators will benefit from this interactive session because it will provide them with the tools they need to address changes in students' attention systems, memory networks, cognitive processes, and social skills, as well as demonstrate how to alter instruction to keep students motivated to learn. Many strategies will also be introduced and shown, including but not limited to: ? When and how to make use of enhanced technology and balance unplugged activities, ? How to teach like a park ranger to keep your students engaged and focused, ? Why the type of classroom learning space needs to be…