Xq knowledge module no. 3 Discover the Science of Adolescent Learning How do teenagers learn and grow?

Teaching Adolescents to Become Leaders
Youth Development and School Design
Mysteries of the Adolescent Brain
How do we design schools with the science of youth 
development in mind? JoEllen Lynch and Karen Mahler 
summarize a wide range of research about youth development 
and ideas of how to apply the science to school design.
Recent years have seen amazing advances in our understanding 
of how young people learn. Explore how scientific findings on 
the adolescent brain are inspiring educators in this book by 
John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking.
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, of University College London, 
explains why scientists are finally able to work toward 
a clear picture of how adolescent brains develop.
The Chicago Consortium’s in-depth review of the five 
categories of noncognitive factors related to academic 
performance highlights the skills, attitudes, and behaviors 
crucial to learning.
Mind, Brain, Experience, and School
1. Youth need caring, trusting, and supportive 
relationships with adults and other young people.
2. Youth respond to high expectations.
3. Youth need opportunities to contribute (often 
referred to as choice and voice).
4. Youth need learning experiences that are intentionally 
engaging, related to their authentic interests, offer 
opportunities to succeed, and provide feedback to 
enable them to reflect on their accomplishments.
5. Youth need all of these aspects to be continuously 
present.
JoEllen Lynch and Karen Mahler have 
outlined five tenets of positive youth 
development that can guide the design 
of schools. 

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XQ Knowledge Module No. 3 The Science of Adolescent Learning