How the Brain LearnsDavid Sousa?'s practical and powerful bestseller on brain research and education enters the 21st century with a valuable updated edition, incorporating the previously published main text, the companion learning manual, and the latest discoveries in neuroscience and learning. "How the Brain Learns has always focused on the information that can help teachers turn research on brain function into practical classroom activities and lessons. The second edition still includes basic brain facts that can help students learn, insights on how the brain processes information, and tips on maximizing retention using "down time." And now Sousa takes it further, building on the latest information available to provide: " An updated Information Processing Model that reflects new terminology regarding the memory system Exciting new research on how the brain learns motor skills A whole new chapter on the implications of the arts in learning An expanded list of primary sources for those who wish to review the core research All the newest information and insights are included. It?'s a vital tool for school leaders, staff developers, teacher educators, and administration education faculty'as well as any educator who wants to help students learn.See Facilitator's Guide to How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition |
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Contents
LIST OF PRACTITIONERS CORNERS | 1 |
Basic Brain Facts and Brain Development | 15 |
Chapter 2 | 34 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | How the Brain Learns |
| Author | David A. Sousa |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 0761977651, 9780761977650 |
| Length | 305 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / Teaching / General |
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