Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites : 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain

by Marcia L. Tate

• ISBN13: 9781412978507
• ISBN10: 1412978505
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-18
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

What could be more frustrating for teachers than teaching an important lesson and then having students unable to recall the content just 24 hours later?In this new edition of Marcia Tate's best-selling "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites", her 20 field-tested, brain-compatible instructional strategies that maximize memory and minimize forgetting are supported by new classroom applications and research throughout. Each short chapter is devoted to one of the strategies and includes: the brain research and learning style theory undergirding the strategy, sample classroom activities utilizing the strategy, and reflection/action planning steps. As Tate's many workshop participants worldwide can attest, using these strategies will not only help students retain content and increase motivation but will also improve the classroom environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Brainstorming and Discussion

Drawing and Artwork

Field Trips

Games

Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs

Humor

Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models

Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes

Mnemonic Devices

Movement

Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap

Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction

Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning

Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades

Storytelling

Technology

Visualization and Guided Imagery

Visuals

Work Study and Apprenticeships

Writing and Journals

Resource: Brain-Compatible Lesson Design

Bibliography

Index

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