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Teaching with the Brain in Mind

ISBN: 9781416600305 | 1416600302
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Assn for Supervision & Curriculum
Pub. Date: 5/30/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
Discusses how to improve student achievement and create a more effective classroom by applying brain research to teaching.
Prefacevii
Introduction1(6)
Meet Your Amazing Brain
7(13)
Basic brain anatomy
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Cooperation and competition in the brain
How the brain learns
Preparing the Brain for School
20(13)
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
33(27)
How to increase student engagement
Variations on repetition
The importance of prior knowledge and mental models
Ways to take 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
60(8)
The mind-body link
How exercise affects cognition
The importance of play, recess, and physical education
Emotional States
68(13)
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
81(13)
Neuroscience's new interest in physical environments
How seating, temperature, lighting, noise, and building design affect learning
Factors to consider when designing smarter schools
Managing the Social Brain
94(8)
How social interaction affects the brain and cognition
The effect of stress, bonding, bias, and peer pressure
How to make school a more positive social experience
Motivation and Engagement
102(10)
Common causes of demotivation
The brain's reaction to rewards
The nature of intrinsic motivation
Tools for motivation
The SuperCamp model
Critical Thinking Skills
112(13)
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
125(19)
Links between memory and survival
Ways that the brain encodes and maintains memory
The different kinds of memory
Ways to enhance memory retrieval
Brain-Based Teaching
144(6)
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
150(9)
Connecting brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development
Supporting good instruction and good instructors
Effecting change with the brain in mind
Glossary of Brain Terms159(4)
References163(17)
Follow-Up Resources180(1)
Index181(6)
About the Author187

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