Can you train your brain? Can physical activity improve the academic achievement of your students? Can movement enhance general health and wellbeing? Can exercise decrease stress, anxiety, depression, and other symptoms such as ADHD in an individual? Just 50 years ago the idea that the adult brain can change in any way was considered nonsense. Researchers accepted that the immature brain is malleable, but also believed that it gradually hardens into a permanent structure by the end of childhood. Also, it was generally accepted that humans were born with a finite number of brain cells and that the brain was incapable of regenerating itself. Damage or injuries could never be fixed. Nothing could be further from the truth! The brain's ability to change is called neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is essential in learning. Dr. Joe O'Tool will give a scientific understanding of the brain, the role of exercise in learning, and specific actions you can take with each individual student to maximize learning and minimize stress!