Blog: Learning & Education
The Impact of Civic Engagement on Exploration and Risk Taking
October 10, 2024In the third discussion of our 2024 symposium, science journalist Lydia Denworth talked with Natasha Duell, assistant professor of Psychology and Child Development at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, LaJuan Allen, director of Vote16USA, and Audrey Rothenberg, a senior at Culver City High School and volunteer at Vote16 Culver City about how civic engagement can support the need to explore and take positive risks during adolescence.
Fostering Belonging Through Developmental Relationships
March 28, 2024National Scientific Council on Adolescence member Joanna Williams, Senior Director of Research at Search Institute, talked about what it means to belong, why it matters in education, and how adults can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.
The Uncharted Odyssey: Navigating the Complex World of Adolescence
September 15, 2023Students Kobe Wood and Bless Jellene Patawaran explain what they learned about the science of adolescence during their two weeks at the 2023 UCLA CDA Adolescent Development Summer Boot Camp for high schoolers.
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January 17, 2023: New Guides Help Organizations Build Effective Youth Engagement Programs
August 16, 2021: New Report Examines Intersection of Anti-Black Racism on Youth Development
November 30, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Advisory Board Members
October 1, 2020: Center for the Developing Adolescent Announces New Leadership
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Supporting Youth as They Go Back to School
August 25, 2023Digital Content Contributor Allyson Nesmith talks with Nancy Deutsch, PhD, Director of Youth-Nex at the University of Virginia, and Joyce Pae, Principal at the Chicago Academy K-8 School, about how parents, teachers, and other caring adults can help students navigate going back to school.
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Developing Youth Engagement Programs to Help Young People Thrive
March 29, 2023In our new blog post, we recap our recent youth engagement webinar, where panelists shared tips for building youth engagement programs that help young people (and those who serve them) succeed.
Adolescence Across the Animal Kingdom
January 6, 2023We talked with NSCA member and UC Berkeley neuroscientist Linda Wilbrecht about how insights from the animal kingdom can shift our perspective on the importance of our own human adolescent years.
Friendships & School Diversity
September 23, 2022Students from the UCLA Summer Research Bootcamp share what they learned about the importance of friendships during adolescence and the added benefits of ethnic diversity within those friendships.
Teens Learn About Teen Learning
September 23, 2022Students from the 2022 UCLA Summer Research Boot Camp describe how learning about adolescent development taught them to look deeper into the issues around them and use data to find solutions.
How Can We Enhance Belonging to Promote Exploration?
July 14, 2022This was the fourth and final question tackled at our first annual Brain Development Symposium by panelists Nancy Deutsch, PhD, Director of Youth-Nex at the University of Virginia, and Joyce Pae, Principal at the Chicago Academy K-8 School.
Is Failure Good for Exploration and Learning?
June 23, 2022At our first annual Adolescent Brain Development Symposium we asked experts Dr. Catherine Hartley and Dr. Ken Ginsburg about how mistakes and unexpected outcomes can help us thrive.
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