| Facilitator's Guide to How the Brain Learns, 3rd Edition Contributor(s): Sousa, David A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412937388 ISBN-13: 9781412937382 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: Guide your staff to a clear understanding of cognitive research and its practical applications for the classroom! This essential training guide to the new third edition of David Sousas How the Brain Learns, Third Edition provides staff developers and turnkey teachers with the tools necessary to facilitate a workshop or study group based on the bestselling book. Chapter-by-chapter topics focus on brain research that relates to teaching and learning and how this research can be translated into practical classroom strategies, and explore in depth Basic brain facts Information processing Memory, retention, and learning Transfer of knowledge Hemispheric preferences and teaching to the whole brain Creativity Higher-order thinking skills Key activities from the book include engaging in action research, determining sensory preferences, developing mnemonics, using metaphors to enhance knowledge transfer, making a concept map, putting the arts into lessons, differentiating complexity and difficulty, and putting lesson components together. Highlights for the facilitator include Chapter summaries Supplemental information Discussion questions Timed activities Journal writing exercises Sample workshop agendas Sample workshop evaluation form The Facilitators Guide to How the Brain Learns, Third Edition, helps you effectively lead others through dialogue, reflection, and application of Sousas work in a number of different settings. Now you can help guide your faculty and colleagues to a better understanding and application of the most current cognitive research available for educators! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 370.152 |
| LCCN: 2005031683 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.44" W x 10.98" (0.39 lbs) 56 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This facilitator's guide is a companion to the third edition of David Sousa's 'How the Brain Learns'. It is designed to offer assistance to group leaders and provides supplementary information such as chapter discussion questions, activities and journal writing prompts. |