How the Brain Learns A Classroom Teacher's Guide. Second Edition
This book presents information to help teachers turn research on brain function into practical classroom activities and lessons, offering: brain facts; information on how the brain processes information; tips on maximizing retention; an information processing model that reflects new terminology regarding the memory systems; new research on how the brain learns motor skills; implications of the arts in learning; and an expanded list of primary sources for reviewing core research. After an introduction, there are eight chapters: (1) "Basic Brain Facts and Brain Development"; (2) "How the Brain Processes Information"; (3) "Memory, Retention, and Learning"; (4) "The Power of Transfer"; (5) "Brain Specialization and Learning"; (6) "The Brain and the Arts"; (7) "Thinking Skills and Learning"; and (8) "Putting it All Together: Planning for Today and Tomorrow." Each chapter includes a Practitioner's Corner, with activities that check for understanding of major concepts and research within the chapter or interpretations of how the research might translate into effective classroom strategies to improve teaching and learning. At the end of each chapter, a page called "Key Points to Ponder" offers an organizing tool for remembering important strategies, ideas, and resources. Notes which contain additional information, references, and resources are included. (SM)
Microform, English, 2001
Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, [Place of publication not identified], 2001
Guides, Non-Classroom
Teachers. Practitioners.
319 pages
9780761977650, 0761977651
1063078859
Preface to the Second EditionAbout the AuthorIntroduction1. Basic Brain Facts and Brain Development2. How the Brain Processes Information3. Memory, Retention, and Learning4. The Power of Transfer5. Brain Specialization and Learning6. The Brain and the Arts7. Thinking Skills and Learning8. Putting It All Together: Planning for Today and Tomorrow GlossaryBibliographyIndex
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