Teaching with the Brain in Mind

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ISBN: 9781416600305 | 1416600302
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/30/2005

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Discusses how to improve student achievement and create a more effective classroom by applying brain research to teaching.

Preface

vii

Introduction

(6)

Meet Your Amazing Brain

(13)

Basic brain anatomy

How the brain changes over time

Cooperation and competition in the brain

How the brain learns

Preparing the Brain for School

(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

(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

(8)

The mind-body link

How exercise affects cognition

The importance of play, recess, and physical education

Emotional States

(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

(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

(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 Terms

159

(4)

References

163

(17)

Follow-Up Resources

180

(1)

Index

181

(6)

About the Author

187

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Teaching with the Brain in Mind

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