Level

High School

Essential Questions

How can awareness of anxiety impact performance?

Materials

Projector

Computer with internet access

Large chart paper and marker

Slidedeck

Celebrity Scenarios sheet

For teacher background or for advanced students: Science Daily article "Helping anxious students excel on science exams"

Source Material

The Stavros Niarchos Brain Insight Lecture, "Performing Our Best When the Pressure is On" 

By Sian Beilock, Ph.D.

Co-created by:

Erik Shold

Brittany Klimowicz

Edited by:
Diana Li, PhD

Maia Gumnit, PhD

With input from:
Andrew Anderson

Francesca DiPietro

Stephen Gallagher

Nicole Holmes

Vincent Joralemon

Vanessa Keen

Laura Klancer

Bonnie Lestz

Heather Lochridge

Preeti Natarajan

Suzette Nelson

Deborah Reich

Bradley Scalise

Tamanna Shahid

Theresa Stanley

Meng-Ping Tu

Zora Tucker

Joshua Wickline