The Brain Responsive Approach™ is a 6-week comprehensive, immersion program on the knowledge, skills, and strategies essential to the brain and how it learns.

The Brain Responsive Approach™ leads to self-directed, self-reliant doers and dreamers! Now your job is easy and much more fun! The course is designed to motivate and engage individuals; the parent, teacher, coach, leader and learner to understand the learning process, apply and master the most effective strategies to increase memory and skills while in the learning process and pursue excellence at all times. The course addresses a framework that promotes empowerment - creating conditions in which one can act on their own behalf.  A 6-week comprehensive immersion program teaching the knowledge, skills and strategies of The Brain Responsive Approach™ to teaching, parenting, coaching, leading and learning.

Week 1: Brain Physiology 101 and The Primary and Secondary Needs of Your Brain

First, a foundational understanding of the complex, dynamic, integrated approach based on the processes, chemistry, and influences of the brain, as well as, the environment.

Week 2: Empowerment Model - Motivation and Engagement

Second, a look at strategies and techniques from the Empowerment Model. These strategies encourage engagement, stimulate curiosity and provide measurable outcomes and results. These strategies are simple yet effective.

Week 3: The Three Facilities of the Mind and the 12 Essential Brain Responsive Elements

Third, the framework of brain responsive teaching, parenting, and coaching lead the 3 faculties of the mind; emotion, cognition and reflection and the twelve essential elements of The Brain Responsive Approach™.

Week 4: Success Principles for Learning and Teaching

The twelve essential brain-responsive elements are the foundation for success and achievement at any level. 

Week 5: Brain Responsive Strategies

Fifth, Brain responsive strategies are specific to how the brain learns and grows best. These are easy to apply and create little resistance.

Week 6: Direction | Approach | Reflection | Progress  - DARP

Action Research

Knowing the direction to go, the approach to use, and how to reflect on the strengths, and develop new plans for more progress are included.