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"Offers plenty of practical, easy-to-employ, and effective ideas supported by research, and the sections are simple, yet powerful."--Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, Principal, Marcus Meriden Cleghorn Elementary, IA

"Marilee Sprenger makes the neuroscience content more accessible to ′newbies.′"--Valerie A. Ubbes, Associate Professor, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Praise for the First Edition:

"An exceptional book--well-researched, highly practical, and in touch with the everyday needs of today′s teacher."--Eric Jensen, Author, Teaching With the Brain in Mind

Tap into brain-based "wizdom" to deliver instruction that helps young minds soar!

In this revised edition of the bestseller, new and veteran teachers will find guidelines to translate the latest research on learning, memory, and the brain into effective and enjoyable classroom practice. The author provides in-depth and accessible coverage of learning theory, multiple intelligences, resilience theory, and emotional intelligence to help teachers master the complexities of teaching all the young brains in their classrooms. This invaluable text:

Helps readers understand complex concepts and translate theory into actual practice Provides brain-compatible classroom management strategies Features new graphic organizers, illustrations, and sidebars

Discover how this journey down the yellow brick road can lead to instruction that promotes success for all young minds.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Introduction
• 1 The Journey: The Brain Goes to School
• The Questions and the Research
• Connecting the Information
• 2 Building the Yellow Brick Road: Understanding How the Brain Develops and Functions
• Basic Brain Structure
• The Building Blocks
• The Yellow Brick Road Is Paved With Messengers
• We're Off to Be the Wizard
• 3 No Place Like Home
• An Emotional Learning Environment
• What Are Enriched Environments?
• Can We Provide an Enriched Environment in the Classroom?
• An Environment Where Assessment Is Enrichment
• Brain-Based Assessment
• Home Sweet Home
• 4 If I Only Had the Nerve: Dealing With Stress
• The Sympathetic Nervous System
• Looking for Balance: The Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Giving Them Courage
• 5 If I Only Had a Heart: Emotional Growth
• Heartbreak: The Lack of Social and Emotional Stimulation
• Creating Heart: A Look at Emotional Intelligence
• Heart-to-Heart
• Straight From the Heart: Social and Emotional Intelligence Strategies
• You Gotta Have Heart, But What About Guts?
• Heartbeat
• 6 If I Only Had a Brain: From Sensory Input to Higher Levels of Thinking
• Cognitive Skills
• Promoting Cognitive Growth
• The Eight Intelligences
• Brains, Bloom, Intelligence, and Style
• Learning Profiles
• 7 If I Only Had a Memory: Improving Memory to Raise Student Achievement
• Memory Development
• Memory Principles
• Explicit and Implicit Memory
• Memory Lanes = Memory Systems
• Metacognition
• Step by Step; System by System
• Kansas Is Right Down Memory Lane
• 8 The Wicked Witch: What Is She So Upset About? Calming and Controlling the Classroom
• My Theory of Negative Replacement
• Emotions, Attention, and Learning
• Brain States
• Music
• Managing Movement
• The Wicked Witch Is Dead
• 9 Dorothy: Every Brain Is Unique
• The Care and Feeding of Dorothy?s Brain
• Sleep and the Brain
• Exercise
• Unique Brains, Unique Learners
• Making a Difference
• 10 Leaving the Land of Oz: With Courage, Passion, and Brains
• Glossary of Terms
• References and Supplementary Reading
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Marilee Sprengeris an adjunct professor at Aurora University, where she teaches graduate courses on brain-based teaching, learning and memory, and differentiation. A creative and compassionate educator, she began her career teaching prekindergarten and kindergarten. She has also taught at the elementary, middle, and high school level. As an independent consultant, her passion is brain-based teaching and best practices using brain research and differentiation. She also consults in the areas of learning styles, using music in the classroom, teaming, multiple intelligences, emotional intelligence, and memory. As an educational consultant with Two Rivers Professional Development Center, she worked for the Illinois Regional Offices of Education in the area of staff development associated with learning standards and testing. She speaks internationally, and her interactive and engaging style allows participants to make connections with their classrooms and their students. She is affiliated with the American Academy of Neurology and is constantly updated on current research. Sprenger is the author of several books, including Memory 101 for Educators and Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching, Second Edition, published by Corwin Press. She has contributed to textbooks, and her articles have appeared in publications such as Educational Leadership and the ASCD Brain-based Education/Learning Styles Networker. Her dedication to education has won her many awards, but she cherishes most the wonderful students and teachers whose lives have touched hers.