De Loef loves to talk about adolescents and their curious brain.

Aletta Smits speaking on stage about the pubescent brain

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live in Leiderdorp
Mon 11 Nov 2024 at 19:30
For: CJG Leiderdorp

The adolescent brain - a manual

A cheerful presentation about the inner workings of the adolescent brain and wat adults should know about it. About planning; about sleeping schedules; about their disarming honesty and their incredible sense of humour.

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live in Bodegraven
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 19:30
For: CJG Bodegraven

Adolescents and their screens

What is it about gaming and social media that captivates adolescents so much? Why is it hard for them to stop? How can we help them? And how can we also chill out a little bit?

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live in Margraten
Thu 28 Nov 2024 at 19:30
For: Bibliotheek Heuvelland

How adolescents make choices

Which consideration are important for adolescents when making a choice? When do they actually consciously make a choice? And why are those choices for adults sometimes so hard to follow their thinking?

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* Open registration entails: the presentation is open for anyone to attend. As soon as we know how and where to register, we will provide the information. If a presentation is sold out, we can unfortunately not help out. In that case, please contact the organizers.
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Aletta Smits

About Aletta Smits

Dr. Aletta Smits has toured The Netherlands since 2009 with her presentations on the adolescent brain. As a little girl, she dreamed of being on stage as a comedian. However, her singing voice (or lack thereof) prevented her from being admitted to art school. This is actually just as well, because giving presentations is awesome work and she considers herself lucky every time she gets to stand in front of a group of people and talk about adolescents and their curious brains.

Aletta studied English linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, and for a long time taught at several high schools and at the teacher training programme of Leiden University. Writing her dissertation required learning about psychology and software engineering, however, and that, along with her teaching experience, put her on the trail of the adolescent brain.

In addition to her presentations, she works as a lector Human-Centered Technology at de Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen en as a researcher and lecturer Human-computer Interaction at Utrecht University

Contact

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You can also contact me by phone:
0203319123 or +31 (0)642832431