Jeff Kleck on ”Using Neuroscience to Inspire Thinkers: In Schools, Sport and the Workplace”

<p>“Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream. I dream that someday all teachers will teach students how to think rather than make them think. I dream that all students will understand how their brains work and use the knowledge to be successful and excel in whatever endeavor they choose.” Arizona School Administrator, Jeff Kleck</p> <p>Watch this interview on YouTube here <a href='https://youtu.be/2pDRrOOcX5s'>https://youtu.be/2pDRrOOcX5s</a></p> <p>On this episode we will learn: </p> <p>✔  About the educator who inspired Andrea to move in the direction of neuroscience in 2014.</p> <p>✔  How he became interested in neuroscience, introducing Andrea to Carol Dweck and David A. Sousa.</p> <p>✔  The moment of truth when Jeff met Andrea and gave her feedback that changed the direction of her work.</p> <p>✔  How to handle criticism, and move forward even when it's difficult to hear.</p> <p>✔ After 40 years in education, Jeff Kleck shares brain-based strategies he's used with students, athletes and his own children.</p> <p></p> <p>Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we cover the science-based evidence behind social and emotional learning (for schools) and emotional intelligence training (in the workplace) with tools, ideas and strategies that we can all use for immediate results, with our brain in mind.</p> <p>I’m Andrea Samadi, an author, and educator with a passion for learning specifically on the topics of health, wellbeing and productivity, and launched this podcast to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results using the most current brain research to inform our decisions.</p> <p>Our guest today is someone I’ve mentioned often on this podcast, but one day, I realized that I know very little about the person who encouraged me to pivot in the direction of neuroscience, back in 2014. Every interview I’ve ever done, someone always asks me “How did you end up doing a podcast on the topic of neuroscience?” and I tell th