SEL

Neuroscience in Education Implementation Course

The “Neuroscience in Education Implementation Course” is for school and community professionals who are interested in learning more about the Applied Educational Neuroscience (AEN) Framework. Developed in partnership between Dr. Lori Desautels (Butler University) and the TASN SMHI, these modules provide an overview of brain architecture, the four pillars of the AEN Framework, and offer participants an opportunity to apply a practice within their current setting.

These modules are offered at no-charge through the KSDE Technical Assistance System Network (TASN). 3 CE credits are available for this training, including for social workers, as TASN SMHI is an approved BSRB provider (#18-011).

A 3 Session Webinar by Dr. Lori Desuatels:

Supporting Adult Resilience in your MTSS

Explore the practices, mindsets, and nervous system states that shape our feelings and behaviors-and whether they promote ease and safety or dysregulation. Since emotions and stress are contagious, adults can become aware of their nervous system states and learn practices to calm, regulate, and center themselves. Dr. Desautels will lead us in potent practices that reduce power struggles and conflict with students, while opening space for curiosity, reflection, and new strategies.

Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM

Where: Zoom

We will Cover:

Session 1: Embodied Awareness & Focus - Thursday, January 15, 2026

We will discuss the brain areas activated by the skills of focus and embodied awareness. We will then begin to explore how to practice awareness, internal boundaries, revisioning and persistence to align with our goals and needs in ways that foster resilience and growth.

Session 2: Imagination & Self-Talk - Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Too often, we imagine from fear states: worrying about the future or replaying the past. Rather than thought processes engaging the imagination from a place of protection, how can we begin to engage it from a place of possibility? We'll explore self-talk and integrating imagination from a safe, social, and regulated state to more easily shift toward safety, ease and confidence.

Session 3: Momentum & Visualization - Thursday, April 16, 2026

Explore practices that interrupt negative momentum and enhance positive “flow” at home and in the classrooom. Examine visualization through the lens of science and the nervous system as a form of mental preparation for new sights, sounds, places, conversations, or goals that start to feel as familiar and comfortable as slipping on your favorite well-worn shoes. This is neuroplasticity in action!