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Are your students falling asleep in class? This groundbreaking conversation with sleep specialists Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright reveals the shocking truth: 95% of high school seniors are severely sleep deprived, and it's destroying their ability to learn.
What You'll Learn:
➡️Why teens biologically can't fall asleep before 11 PM (it's not rebellion!)
➡️How sleep deprivation creates difficult students and impacts classroom management
➡️The "perfect storm" destroying teen sleep: technology, homework overload, and early start times
➡️Practical teaching tips for educators working with sleep-deprived students
➡️Family strategies for parent involvement and home-school connection
➡️Why later school start times improve student participation and reduce behavioral issues
Chapters
0:00 Introduction & Expert Credentials
1:27 Meet the Sleep Specialists
5:16 The Teen Sleep Crisis: Shocking Statistics
7:29 Understanding Teen Brain Clocks & Biology
10:10 The Sleep Camp Studies: How Much Sleep Teens Actually Need
12:37 Sleep Discrimination & Mental Health Connection
14:06 Social Jet Lag Explained
16:26 REM Sleep & Why Teens Are "Missing Their Dreams"
18:32 The Missing Link: Technology's Real Impact on Sleep
20:06 Flow State & Gaming: Why Teens Lose Track of Time
23:41 Practical Screen Time Do's and Don'ts
30:18 Sleep-Friendly Schools: The Case for Later Start Times
34:21 Addressing School Concerns: Busing & Sports
37:01 Academic Overload: The Homework Crisis
42:24 The Parent Fade: Shifting to Consultant Role
44:36 FOND Families & Sleep-Forward Mentality
47:37 Five Habits of Happy Sleepers
48:21 Top Takeaways & Action Steps
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Are your students falling asleep in class? This groundbreaking conversation with sleep specialists Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright reveals the shocking truth: 95% of high school seniors are severely sleep deprived, and it's destroying their ability to learn.
What You'll Learn:
➡️Why teens biologically can't fall asleep before 11 PM (it's not rebellion!)
➡️How sleep deprivation creates difficult students and impacts classroom management
➡️The "perfect storm" destroying teen sleep: technology, homework overload, and early start times
➡️Practical teaching tips for educators working with sleep-deprived students
➡️Family strategies for parent involvement and home-school connection
➡️Why later school start times improve student participation and reduce behavioral issues
Chapters
0:00 Introduction & Expert Credentials
1:27 Meet the Sleep Specialists
5:16 The Teen Sleep Crisis: Shocking Statistics
7:29 Understanding Teen Brain Clocks & Biology
10:10 The Sleep Camp Studies: How Much Sleep Teens Actually Need
12:37 Sleep Discrimination & Mental Health Connection
14:06 Social Jet Lag Explained
16:26 REM Sleep & Why Teens Are "Missing Their Dreams"
18:32 The Missing Link: Technology's Real Impact on Sleep
20:06 Flow State & Gaming: Why Teens Lose Track of Time
23:41 Practical Screen Time Do's and Don'ts
30:18 Sleep-Friendly Schools: The Case for Later Start Times
34:21 Addressing School Concerns: Busing & Sports
37:01 Academic Overload: The Homework Crisis
42:24 The Parent Fade: Shifting to Consultant Role
44:36 FOND Families & Sleep-Forward Mentality
47:37 Five Habits of Happy Sleepers
48:21 Top Takeaways & Action Steps
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

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