The brain is impacted by environment.  Consider the following when developing the classroom culture and physical learning environment:

• Research suggests that the brain responds best in a learning environment that contains high
  challenge and low stress.
• When the brain perceives alarm or danger, the body reacts instantly.
• Adrenaline is released to speed up responses; this is called the fight or flight response.
• Researchers have found continued exposure to moderate stress not only inhibits one’s ability to pay
  attention; but is also deadly to learning.
• Constant stress actually kills neurons in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that helps “package”
  learning into long-term memories.

Click on the interactive icons below to explore some other strategies that support learning.