Brain Gains

PE Jumps First Legislative Hurdle- with a small bruise

Thursday morning, February 19, the physical education bill (HF 439) passed the House K-12 Education Policy committee! The bill now heads to the House K-12 Education Finance committee. We are still waiting for our Senate hearing to be scheduled.

Deskercise: Staying Jazzed And Focused At School

Students at Mitchell Elementary School in Charleston, S.C., don't just write their multiplication tables. They jump them.

 

An ADHD Med Without Side Effects
"Think of exercise as medication," says John Ratey, M.D., an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "For a very small handful of people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ADD), it may actually be a replacement for stimulants, but, for most, it's complementary — something they should absolutely do, along with taking meds, to help increase attention and improve mood."
Exercise Seen as Priming Pump for Students' Academic Strides
Seven or eight years ago, studies offered mixed results on the question of whether exercise can boost brain function in children and adolescents. Experts are beginning to contend, however, that the case is getting stronger.
"There's sort of no question about it now," said Dr. John J. Ratey, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "The exercise itself doesn't make you smarter, but it puts the brain of the learners in the optimal position for them to learn."
US NEWS June 2008 How to Make Your Workout Quick and Sweaty
To get the most from limited exercise time, plan ahead and vary your routine
Exercise Helps Brain?


NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Many of us suffer from mid-day brain fog, but did you know exercise can help with human focus and improving the structure in the brain? Harvard researchers say a Chicago-area school is proving it works. The freshmen in Naperville Central's pre-algebra class solve math problems using the calculators and pencils you would expect, but they also play video games in class with the teacher's OK.
 

SPARK is a groundbreaking exploration of the connection between exercise and the brain’s performance that shows how even moderate exercise will supercharge mental circuits to beat stress, sharpen thinking, enhance memory, and much more.

SPARK will change forever the way you think about your morning run---or, for that matter, simply the way you think.

 
Where is John?
 

November 1, 2010

(Research Team: Lindsay Shaw, EdD, Chris Gilbert PhD, Alex Thornton, EdD)

Brookline School District

District Professional Development (Elementary – High School)

 

November 29, 2010

(Research Team)

Eagle Hill School

Staff Professional Development - Full Day

Pearse Elementary School, Brookline

Support Amanda Grindstarr's attempt at staff development

 

December 20, 2010

John Ratey

Meeting with LA County Supervisors to discuss exercise in their Probation Camps and in the schools - Los Angeles, CA

 

January 17, 2011

John Ratey

Presentation at the Windsor Club in Vero Beach Florida, a benefit for Sparking Life - Vero Beach, FL

 

January 20, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Lecture at Creating a Healthy and Fit Community - Mobile, AL  

 

February 8, 2011

John Ratey

Special award night Eagle Hill School Pioneer Award presented to Dr. Ratey - Boston

 

February 9, 2011

(Research Team)

Natick School District

District Professional Development - Full Day

EHS Student Presentation

 

February 10-16, 2011

John Ratey

Wellness in the workplace-   using exercise to improve performance on the job. Sponsored by IIFL at the   Enterprising India Investors' Conference at the Trident BKC hotel - Mumbai, India

 

February 19, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Learning and the Brain Conference - San Francisco, CA

Keynote Title: Countering the Cyber Life: Getting in Touch with Our Hunter-Gatherer Genes

Workshop Title: "Play, Exercise and Learning in the Digital Age" With Stuart Brown, MD

 

February 22, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

LA Unified School Principals meeting and presentation about reintegrating exercise and play into the public schools - Los Angeles, CA

 

March 9, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Targeted School Violence Workshop sponsored by LA County    Department of Mental Health - Santa Monica, CA

 

March 14-16, 2011

John Ratey

Lectures at the University of Oregon and to the Portland Oregon Chamber of Commerce - Portland, OR

 

March 19, 2011

John Ratey

Day long presentation   at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology – sponsored by Harvard Medical School-   all day presentation on the use of exercise as treatment for the wide variety of mental health problems.

Boston, MA

 

March 22-23, 2011

  John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC) annual educational symposium - Key note presentation as well as a continual stream of meetings with teachers and school executives throughout the province.   Meetings with the Speaker of the House, Introduced to the Ontario Parliament, and special meetings with the Minister of Education Staff and the Minister of Health Promotions.   Toronto, ON

 

March 23, 2011

(Research Team) Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Barrie High School- John Ratey presented to the 1100 members of the student body and invited guests including educational representatives of the Cree Nation.   Research Team had daylong meetings with the entire staff.

 

March 24-25, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Key note presentation for the Burlington Dental Academy annual dinner - Burlington, ON

 

March 26, 2011

John Ratey

Lecture at the Harvard Medical School CME course on Psychoanalysis and Baseball - Cambridge, MA

 

March 28, 2011

John Ratey   Sponsored by Reebok

Presentation   to the   World Wide General Marketing Meeting of Reebok, Miami, FL

 

March 31, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote Address at the National Meeting of the American   Alliance for Physical Education, Health,   Recreation and Dance (AAPHERD) – San Diego, CA

 

April 6-10, 2011

John Ratey

Lecture at the International School of Geneva Conference to all staff members from the many private schools in Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland

 

April 14,2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

American Medical Association – Keynote Speaker  

Exercise: the New Magic Pill.   Charlotte, NC

 

April 15-16 2011

John Ratey

Exercise and its effect on the mood and cognition

University of Oregon and the Portland Oregon Chamber of Commerce, Eugene, OR

 

April 27, 2011

(Research Team)

Natick Student Presentation

 

May 6, 2011

John Ratey

Eagle Hill Presentation at Parents and Alumni Day - Harwick, MA

 

No Date, 2011

(Research Team)

Malden Catholic High School

Archdiocese / Brother Thomas Puccio

 

June/July/August, 2011

(Research Team)

LAUSD

Personal Visits

Skype Lectures

Star Academy (Chris)

July 18, 23 (PE & Principal)

 

June 6, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote Address for the Annual Meeting of Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society - Boston, MA

 

July 9-12, 2011

John Ratey

Course for at Harvard Medical School CME

"Exercise and the Brain" - Martha's Vineyard, MA

 

July 12, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote Address - Utah APEHRD - Park City, Utah

 

July 14, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote Exercise and Depression Conference at the U of Michigan Medical School - Ann Arbor, MI

 

August 10 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

        Shape Up San Francisco

San Francisco Department of Public Health                 

Community Health Promotion and Prevention

Luncheon Meeting with SFUSD Superintendent Carlos Garcia

Presentation : Thurgood Marshall High School- Teachers Meeting

The Changing Role of Physical Education in our Schools

 

August 11, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Shape Up San Francisco

San Francisco Department of Public Health                 

Community Health Promotion and Prevention

Community Health Network- The Changing Role of Physical Education in our Schools

Community Forum at Sports Basement- Presentation to the Community- Our Need to Play and Move.

 

August 15-18, 2011

John Ratey

Lecture at the Eagle Hill educators training week - Harwick, MA

Sparking Life and Eagle Hill School will be co-presenting material about the relationship between exercise and the brain, with the special emphasis on how to effectively and practically implement and track programs within the public school environment that would increase the amount of exercise within the classroom as a means to improve cognitive function.

 

***This session is currently full***

 

August 22, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

All day presentation at Professional Development day for teachers with 900 attendees - Gillette, WY

 

September 1, 2011

John Ratey and Research Team

       The Forman School- Litchfield, CT

 

September 14- 19 2011

John Ratey Sponsored by Reebok

Tokyo Japan-   Presenting Lectures   on the use of exercise and play for the 70,000 children and the elderly refugees left in the Shelters

 

September 17, 2011

Sparking life team presenting to the training staff of Healthcorps as we begin our partnership with Dr Oz's non-profit as their exercise arm in Sacramento, CA.

 

September 22, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote annual meeting Integrated Listening Systems

Denver, CO

 

September 25 & 26 th , 2011

John Ratey   Sponsored by Reebok

Reebok World Wide General Marketing Meeting,  

Canton, MA

 

Sptember 28, 2011

John Ratey

Overland Park Hospital-The Changing role of Exercise in Medicine    Overland, Kansas

 

October 4-9, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Lecture at the world congress of Exercise and its effect on the brain sponsored by Sparking Life and the Government of Taiwan - Taipei, Taiwan

 

October 16, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Lecture at the Texas wide Teacher Education Conference - Corpus Christi, TX

 

October 20, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Nueva School Innovative Learning Conference - San Francisco, CA

 

October 30, 2011

John Ratey

Presentation at the Laureus Board of Directors - London, England

 

November 8, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Presentation to the Fenn School – Concord, Massachusetts

 

December 1, 2011

John Ratey Partially Sponsored by Reebok

Keynote and Workshop at the Human Resources Leadership Forum (HRLF) - Boston, MA