Teaching with the brain in mind
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Alexandria, Va. :
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
c2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed., rev. and updated. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- Meet your amazing brain
- Basic brain anatomy. How the brain changes over time. Cooperation and competition in the brain. How the brain learns
- Preparing the brain for school
- What to do to get a child's brain ready for school. Sensitive periods in brain development. Developing social and emotional skills. The importance of nutrition. The dynamic teenage brain
- Rules we learn by
- Increasing student engagement. Variations on repetition. The importance of prior knowledge and mental models. Taking advantage of the body's natural rhythms. The role of hormones. Trial-and-error learning. How positive and negative emotions affect the brain
- Movement and learning
- The mind-body link. How exercise affects cognition. The importance of play, recess, and physical education
- Emotional states
- Why emotions are now "mainstream." How emotions are processed in the brain. The power of emotional states. How to influence emotional states
- Physical environments for learning
- Why research on the physical environment has spawned new interest among neuroscientists. How seating, temperature, lighting, noise, and overall building design affect learning. Factors to consider for designing smarter schools
- Managing the social brain
- How social interaction affects the brain and cognition. The impact of stress, bonding, bias, and peer pressure. How to make school a more positive social experience
- Motivation and engagement
- Common causes of demotivation. The brain's reaction to rewards. The nature of intrinsic motivation. Tools for motivation. The supercamp model
- Critical thinking skills
- How gender, culture, disorders, and life experience shape a unique brain. How the brain tackles problem solving. How the brain's maturation process affects learning. How the brain adapts to changing circumstances
- Memory and recall
- Links between memory and survival. How the brain encodes and maintains memory. The different kinds of memory. Ways to enhance memory retrieval
- Brain-based teaching
- What to do before, during, and after teaching to take full advantage of what we know about the brain and learning
- Schools with the brain in mind
- Connecting brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development
- Supporting good instruction and good instructors. Change with the brain in mind.