03740nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10089220 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050201s2005 vaua sb 001 0 eng 2005002844 1416600302 (alk. paper : pbk.) 1416602666 (PDF) 141660264X (netLibrary) 1416602658 (ebrary) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)62102809 LB1060 .J46 2005eb 370.15/23 22 Jensen, Eric, 1950- Teaching with the brain in mind [electronic resource] / Eric Jensen. 2nd ed., rev. and updated. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005. xi, 186 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-179) and index. Meet your amazing brain -- Basic brain anatomy. How the brain changes over time. Cooperation and competition in the brain. How the brain learns -- Preparing the brain for school -- What to do to get a child's brain ready for school. Sensitive periods in brain development. Developing social and emotional skills. The importance of nutrition. The dynamic teenage brain -- Rules we learn by -- Increasing student engagement. Variations on repetition. The importance of prior knowledge and mental models. Taking advantage of the body's natural rhythms. The role of hormones. Trial-and-error learning. How positive and negative emotions affect the brain -- Movement and learning -- The mind-body link. How exercise affects cognition. The importance of play, recess, and physical education -- Emotional states -- Why emotions are now "mainstream." How emotions are processed in the brain. The power of emotional states. How to influence emotional states -- Physical environments for learning -- Why research on the physical environment has spawned new interest among neuroscientists. How seating, temperature, lighting, noise, and overall building design affect learning. Factors to consider for designing smarter schools -- Managing the social brain -- How social interaction affects the brain and cognition. The impact of stress, bonding, bias, and peer pressure. How to make school a more positive social experience -- Motivation and engagement -- Common causes of demotivation. The brain's reaction to rewards. The nature of intrinsic motivation. Tools for motivation. The supercamp model -- Critical thinking skills -- How gender, culture, disorders, and life experience shape a unique brain. How the brain tackles problem solving. How the brain's maturation process affects learning. How the brain adapts to changing circumstances -- Memory and recall -- Links between memory and survival. How the brain encodes and maintains memory. The different kinds of memory. Ways to enhance memory retrieval -- Brain-based teaching -- What to do before, during, and after teaching to take full advantage of what we know about the brain and learning -- Schools with the brain in mind -- Connecting brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development -- Supporting good instruction and good instructors. Change with the brain in mind. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Learning, Psychology of. Teaching Psychological aspects. Brain. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10089220 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 52081 52081