Connecting Brain Research With Effective Teaching The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model

by Hardiman, Mariale M.

• ISBN13: 9780810846326
• ISBN10: 0810846322
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Offers educators practical use of recent brain research through the Brain-Targeted Teaching model, an instructional framework that guides teachers in the planning, implementation, and assessment of a program of instruction.

Author Biography

Mariale M. Hardiman teaches at Loyola College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
The ABCs of Brain Anatomy	p. 1
Important Themes in Brain Research	p. 11
The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model	p. 21
Brain Target 1 (BT-1): Setting the Emotional Climate for Learning	p. 25
Brain Target 2 (BT-2): Creating the Physical Learning Environment	p. 39
Brain Target 3 (BT-3): Designing the Learning Experience	p. 47
Brain Target 4 (BT-4): Teaching for Declarative and Procedural Knowledge	p. 55
Brain Target 5 (BT-5): Teaching for Extension and Application of Knowledge	p. 67
Brain Target 6 (BT-6): Evaluating Learning	p. 75
Brain-Targeted Learning Units	p. 87
School Improvement Planning	p. 121
References	p. 131
Index	p. 135
About the Author	p. 139
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