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9781412927956

Becoming a "Wiz" at Brain-Based Teaching; How to Make Every Year Your Best Year

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  • ISBN13:

    9781412927956

  • ISBN10:

    1412927951

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-12-07
  • Publisher: Sage Pubns

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Summary

With Wizard of Oz metaphors and new graphic organizers, illustrations, and sidebars, this revision helps teachers translate current research on learning, memory, and the brain into effective classroom practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
The Journey: The Brain Goes to School
Researching
The Outcome
Following the Yellow Brick Road: Understanding Brain Structure and Function
Basic Brain Structure
Chemical Messengers
The Road Home
If I Only Had the Nerve: Dealing With Stress
The Lion's Not Lying
Giving Them Courage
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 Growth Strategies
Heartbeat
If I Only Had a Brain: Complex Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
Promoting Cognitive Growth
Memory Lanes
Metacognition
The Eight Intelligences
Which Witch Is Which? Calming and Controlling the Classroom
My Theory of Negative Replacement
Emotions, Attentions, and Learning
Brain States
Music
The Wicked Witch Is Dead
Dorothy: Teaching Different Brains
The Care and Feeding of Dorothy's Brain
Unique Brains, Unique Learners
Making a Difference
No Place Like Home: The Learning Environment
What Are Enriched Environments?
Can We Provide an Enriched Environment in the Classroom?
Enrichment and Assessment: Are They Compatible?
Brain-Based Assessment
Home Away From Home
Glossary of Terms
References and Supplementary Reading
Index
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