The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning: Transforming Classrooms One Nervous System at a Time

Debra Em Wilson

Peb 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Isinalaysay ni Coleen Marlo

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The optimal state for learning is one of safety, connection, motivation, and engagement. Every student and teacher is different, but there's one thing each has in common: a responsive nervous system ready for action. Whether it's a fight breaking out on the playground, a difficult conversation with a parent, or an impromptu fire drill, understanding how the nervous system responds can help keep teachers and students on an even keel. Polyvagal Theory (PVT) has had a tremendous impact on the mental health field, shedding light on how the nervous system predictably moves between different states in response to changing situations. School consultant Debra Em Wilson introduces PVT to educators and shows how using PVT-guided strategies can help create optimal learning environments. When school staff understand the role of the nervous system in learning, they can better help students develop the skills leading to increased resilience, adaptability, and flexibility: essential qualities for social, emotional, and academic success.

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Debra Em Wilson is a veteran teacher, reading specialist, and educational consultant. She earned her doctorate degree from the University of Southern Queensland and an MA in education from Fresno State University. Debra resides in Oro Valley, Arizona.

AudioFile Earphones Award winner Coleen Marlo has earned numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards and won an Audie Award for her narration of Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga.

Deb Dana is a clinician, consultant, lecturer, coordinator of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute, and developer of the Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series. She also lectures internationally on ways in which Polyvagal Theory informs work with trauma survivors.