The creatures in the classroom! those exasperating and unfathomable teenagers -- Adolescence and the teenage brain: what's different and how do we know? -- Big changes in the teenage brain: what we have learned and are learning -- Powerful idea #1: constructing new meaning -- Powerful idea #2: different ways of learning -- Powerful idea #3: making meaning, connections and patterns -- Powerful idea #4: whole brain learning -- Powerful idea #5: multiple memory pathways -- Powerful idea #6: physical activity and movement -- Powerful idea #7: memory, learning, and emotion -- Powerful idea #8: reflection and self-assessment -- Powerful idea #9: social interaction and learning -- Big idea #10: time and timing -- The learning environment -- The brain compatible teacher: changing and evolving roles -- Teenage students: higher expectations and new roles -- What does it all mean?.