1. The Social and Emotional Impact of Learning Differently

2. KU-CRL mission is to markedly improve... The performance of struggling learnersThe performance of struggling learners How teachers instruct academically diverse classesHow teachers instruct academically diverse classes How schools can be structured to improve outcomesHow schools can be structured to improve outcomes How our validated practices reach tens of thousands of practitioners in the fieldHow our validated practices reach tens of thousands of practitioners in the field How public policy initiatives are crafted to support struggling learnersHow public policy initiatives are crafted to support struggling learners

3. The Performance Gap Years in School Skills Demands /

4. The Performance Gap Years in School Demands Skills and 2013-2014 5 th 9 th 2 1/2Yrs

6. 9th Grade “I have so many feelings of being different from every one else because it is hard for me to learn. It takes a while for me to figure out what's going on around me -- I get so confused with all of the different things people expect me to learn and remember…. I always feel stupid about not knowing more than my younger sister. Please write and tell me what I should do.”

7. 10 th Grade "I think having a learning disability has taught me how much a person like myself need to fight what is hurting them physically and mentally. Things are just terrible in school. When my teachers treat me like I can't learn I feel like a baby, it just convinces me that I really am stupid........there are times when I feel so different, so left out, so lonely, and so sad. I have a very dead heart about life.”

8. Young Adult “Most mornings now, I wake up thinking about how unsuccessful I have been and how stupid I will always be. I look at my little daughter when she is asleep and hope that she doesn't turn out like me.”

10. “Learning is generally an emotional, visceral, affective experience before it’s a cognitive one.”

11. © 2005-v4 Institute of HeartMath ® >Emotions are faster than thoughts >Emotions drive physiology through two pathways: – The autonomic nervous system – The hormonal system >Positive emotions lead to: – Energy renewal – Resiliency – Optimal learning How Emotions Drive Physiology Empowering Heart-Based Living

12. © 2005-v4 Institute of HeartMath ® Emotional Memories SLOW TRACK Sensory Cortex Thalamus Amygdala Empowering Heart-Based Living

13. © 2005-v4 Institute of HeartMath ® Emotional Memories SLOW TRACK Sensory Cortex Thalamus Amygdala FAST TRACK Emotional PerceptionTrigger Memories Empowering Heart-Based Living

14. © 2005-v4 Institute of HeartMath ® Emotional Memories SLOW TRACK Sensory Cortex Thalamus Amygdala FAST TRACK Emotional PerceptionTrigger Memories Activation of ANS and Stress Hormones Empowering Heart-Based Living

16. Husband During Argument with his Wife Wife said something that got under his skin Heart rate remains elevated after argument ends

17. © 2005-v4 Institute of HeartMath ® Benefits of Positive Emotions Empowering Heart-Based Living > Increased longevity (Danner et al., 2001) > Increased resilience to adversity (Frederickson et al., 2003) > Increased cognitive flexibility (Ashby et al., 1999) > Improved memory (Isen et al., 1978) > Increased immune function (Rein et al., 1995, McCraty et al., 1996) > Improved problem solving (Carnevale & Isen, 1986) > Increased intuition and creativity (Bolte et al., 2003; Isen et al., 1987) > Increased happiness (Frederickson & Joiner, 2002) > Improved job performance and achievement (Wright & Staw, 1994; Staw et al.,1994)