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About This Book
When the first edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind was published in 1998, it quickly became an ASCD best-seller, and it has gone on to inspire thousands of educators to apply brain research in their classroom teaching. Now, author Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and updated edition of his classic work, featuring new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and improve student achievement.
In easy to understand, engaging language, Jensen provides a basic orientation to the brain and its various systems and explains how they affect learning. After discussing what parents and educators can do to get children’s brains in good shape for school, Jensen goes on to explore topics such as motivation, critical thinking skills, optimal educational environments, emotions, and memory. He offers fascinating insights on a number of specific issues, including
* How to tap into the brain’s natural reward system.
* The value of feedback.
* The importance of prior knowledge and mental models.
* The vital link between movement and cognition.
* Why stress impedes learning.
* How social interaction affects the brain.
* How to boost students’ ability to encode, maintain, and retrieve learning.
* Ways to connect brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development.
Jensen’s repeated message to educators is simple: You have far more influence on students’ brains than you realize . . . and you have an obligation to take advantage of the incredible revelations that science is providing. The revised and updated edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind helps you do just that.
Topics : Teaching Strategies
Table Of Content
Preface
Introduction
1-Meet Your Amazing Brain
Basic brain anatomy
How the brain changes over time
Cooperation and competition in the brain
How the brain learns.
2-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
3-Rules We Learn By
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
4-Movement and Learning
The mind—body link How exercise affects cognition
The importance of play, recess, and physical education
5-Emotional States
Why emotions are now "mainstream"
How emotions are processed in the brain
The power of emotional states.
How to influence emotional states
6-Physical Environments for Learning
Neuroscience's new interest in physical environments
How seating, temperature, lighting, noise, and building design affect learning
Factors to consider when designing smarter schools
7-Managing the Social Brain
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
8-Motivation and Engagement
Common causes of demotivation
The brain's reaction to rewards
The nature of intrinsic motivation
Tools for motivation
The SuperCamp model
9-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
10-Memory and Recall
Links between memory and survival
Ways that the brain encodes and maintains memory
The different kinds of memory
Ways to enhance memory retrieval
11-Brain-Based Teaching
What to do before, during, and after teaching to take full advantage of what we know about the brain and learning
12-Schools with the Brain in Mind
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
References
Follow-Up Resources
Index
About the Author
About the Authors
Eric Jensen:
Eric Jensen is a former teacher and university faculty. He specializes in research on student achievement, brain research, engagement, special needs, early childhood and poverty. His B.A. is in English, M.A. in Organizational Development and Ph.D. in Human Development.
Jensen has authored 27 books on the brain and learning (including Teaching with the Brain in Mind) as well as co-authored two books: Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain and Bringing the Common Core to Life.
He is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience, New York Academy of Science and American Psychological Association.
He co-founded the largest brain-compatible student enrichment program, The Brain Store Publishing Company and Jensen Learning. His certification program set the gold standard for brain-based trainings.
www.jensenlearning.com or contact: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789960863450
Author: Eric Jensen
Publisher: Educational Book House
Size: 17*24cm
Pages number: 274
