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For more than two decades, Dr. Donna Wilson has been a pioneer in bridging brain science and psychology to educational practice. She co-developed the world's first Master of Science and Educational Specialist degrees in Brain-Based Teaching and Instructional Leadership (BrainSMART Programs), as well as the first Doctoral Minor in Brain-Based Leadership in partnership with Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Impact studies suggest that graduates effectively apply what they have learned in these programs in ways that increase student learning. To date graduates from these innovative programs are supporting greater student learning in 47 U.S. states, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Malaysia, Vietnam, Guam, Fra For more than two decades, Dr. Donna Wilson has been a pioneer in bridging brain science and psychology to educational practice. She co-developed the world's first Master of Science and Educational Specialist degrees in Brain-Based Teaching and Instructional Leadership (BrainSMART Programs), as well as the first Doctoral Minor in Brain-Based Leadership in partnership with Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Impact studies suggest that graduates effectively apply what they have learned in these programs in ways that increase student learning. To date graduates from these innovative programs are supporting greater student learning in 47 U.S. states, Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Malaysia, Vietnam, Guam, France, and Germany.

Dr. Wilson has co-authored 20 books and over 100 articles, book chapters, and blog postings. Recent book titles include Introduction to BrainSMART Teaching (Hawker-Brownlow Education, 2018), Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains (ASCD, 2016), Smarter Teacher Leadership (Teachers College Press, 2016), Positively Smarter (Wiley, 2015), Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching (Teachers College Press, 2013), and Flourishing in the First Five Years (Rowman and Littlefield, 2013).

In 35 U.S. states and at sites around the world, Dr. Wilson has led professional development for more than 60,000 educators and has presented at conferences with the Singapore Teachers' Union, Jamaica Teachers' Union, The Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Hawker Brownlow Education (Australia), University of Cambridge (Implementation Science Conference), Leiden University, United Arab Emirates, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators, Title I, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, Nova Southeastern University Conference on Global Leadership, Learning, and Research, ASCD, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Learning Forward and many others.

For the past twenty years Dr. Wilson has served as president and head of academic affairs for BrainSMART Inc. She has held the same positions for the Center for Innovative Education and Prevention (CIEP) a not-for-profit institution for the past 10 years. Dr. Wilson serves as advisor to New York City's Portfolio School and on the foundation of Carl Albert State College in Oklahoma. She also acts as co-chair of the Learning Environments Special Interest Group with the American Educational Research Association and has formerly been an assessor on the national Blue-Ribbon Schools of Excellence team.

Donna Wilson's Pioneering Leadership: Early Career

Dr. Wilson began her career as a classroom teacher in Oklahoma and realized many of her students were not benefiting from standard teaching practice. Looking for solutions, she became a school psychologist with an interest in school neuropsychology and emerging understandings in the learning sciences.

Dr. Wilson conducted hundreds of diagnostic assessments and discovered that the vast majority of students had the potential to be achieving more academically, but had not been taught the dispositions and skills they needed to do so. She then returned to the classroom to conduct action research and teach, with a focus on taking current research from psychology and brain science to classroom practice. This pioneering work, prior to the RTI movement when school psychologists became more involved with intervention planning, represented a dramatic departure from the typical focus of school psychology on assessment. Positive response to her work on classroom interventions prompted Dr. Wilson to seek out opportunities to share with other teachers the implications of research in brain science and psychol ...more

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	Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 3.70 avg rating — 60 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Developing Growth Mindsets: Principles and Practices for Maximizing Students’ Potential by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BrainSMART 60 Strategies for Increasing Student Learning by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Implications from Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courageous Learners: Unleashing the Brain Power of Students from At Risk Situations by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BrainSMART Strategies for Boosting Test Scores liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Effective Teaching, Successful Students: Graduates Share How Earning Their M.S. and Ed.S. Degrees with Majors in Brain-Based Teaching Guides Their Professional Practice by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innovating Minds: Keys to Learning and Teaching Creative Thinking Skills by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking for Results: Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by as Much as 30 Percent by Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courageous Learners: Increasing Student Achievement in Diverse Learning Communities 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars