Igniting Student Potential : Teaching with the Brain's Natural Learning Process

by Angus M. Gunn

• ISBN13: 9781412917063
• ISBN10: 1412917069
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-20
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

''Handle With Care' should be on the front cover so that the eager teacher uses the book as an inspirational resource.'Roy Bentley, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia'A wonderful guidebook for people moving toward constructivism and for many who are already there.'Geoffrey Caine, Director, Caine Learning'Fosters a refreshing educational discourse of possibility and offers some very useful classroom strategies that work with today's youth.'Peter P. Grimmett, Director, Institute for Studies in Teacher Education, Simon Fraser UniversityKindle students' excitement for learning with transformative, field-tested strategies and lessons!Students are natural thinkers and pattern-seekers who are born to learn. Tapping into their innate abilities is the key to engaging students in their own learning. This innovative guide helps teachers maximize student engagement and achievement by combining brain research, classroom applications, and teaching skills based on the Natural Human Learning Process (NHLP).Ideal for preservice and inservice teacher training and professional development, this superb resource covers:Working with diverse learners from PreK through high school and beyondCurriculum applications and sample lessons across content areas, teaching methods, and learning stylesResearch and theory, instructional planning and strategies, assessment, teaching for transfer, and more

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Research and Theory

Why This book?

Why Now?

The Moral of the Maginot Line

Are Our Educational ""Guns"" Facing in the Wrong Direction?

A Bloated Curriculum

A Testing Obsession

Cultivating the Latent Ability of Every Student

Life-Altering Teachers

The Classroom as a Community

Understanding Is a Key to Hope

A Playful Classroom

References

How Learning Happens: The Natural Human Learning Process

Students Know How to Learn; They Are Natural Learners

Trying to Find the Way

Research on

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