Teaching Smarter With the Brain in Focus Practical Ways to Apply the Latest Brain Research to Deepen Comprehension, Improve Memory, and Motivate Students to Achieve

by Armstrong, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780545021203
• ISBN10: 0545021200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)

Summary

This guide shows teachers how to use simple research-supported strategies in any lesson to improve studentsÂ’ engagement, productivity, and capacity to learn. Features innovative graphic organizers and note taking techniques, review activities that help students memorize content-area information, questioning tips for improving studentsÂ’ abilities think critically. Includes practical ways to differentiate lessons for all learners. These brain-compatible strategies boost student achievement. Cuts down on planning time with tools for teaching smarter-not working harder. Builds accountability: keeps learning going from bell to bell!

Author Biography

Sarah Armstrong, a former classroom teacher, reading specialist, and principal, now trains educators across the nation. Armstrong conducts workshops at national and state conferences and works regularly with teachers in grades K-12, as well as with novice and aspiring school administrators who want to develop brain-compatible programs in their schools. In addition, she serves as an adjunct faculty member for several universities, embedding brain research in classes on curriculum and instruction, assessment, and risk and resiliency

Table of Contents

Teaching Smarter: Moving From Good to Great Instruction	p. 4
Activating the Learning Brain: Using Memory Systems to Get to Mastery	p. 13
Designer's Challenge: Lesson Design, That Is!	p. 28
Saying It with Pictures: Improving Recall Using Nonverbal Memory Systems	p. 46
Higher-Order Thinking: Make Students Do the Work!	p. 65
Energizing the Brain: Movement, Music, and Social Interactions	p. 90
Conclusion: Putting Brain-Compatible Instruction Into Practice	p. 112
References	p. 121
Appendix	p. 124
Index	p. 128
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