Brain Compatible Strategies: 100s Of Easy To Use Activities

Description:
Want to add some spice to your lesson plans? This revised edition of Brain-Compatible Strategies is full of creative, ready-to-use ideas to motivate, inspire, and encourage your students. If you are a newly qualified teacher just getting started with brain-compatible teaching, or a practiced expert looking for ready-to-implement ideas, this book is for you. It's 90% action steps and 10% background and theory. With easy-to-understand instructions and easy-to-implement activities, this resource will be one of your most thumbed-through references.

Review:
'This book should be on every educator's desk. Both novice and veteran teachers will find it effective in increasing student achievement.' -- Wanda Lofton, School Coach 20070820

Table of Contents:
Using this book Activity List Preface Activate the Young-at-Heart Brain Greater Meaning from Multiple Contexts Specific Feedback Accelerates Learning All Work and No Play Learning with Feeling Escape from the Sacred 'Learning Box' Remove Barriers to Learning Active Learning Learn by De-Briefing Failures Integrated, Contextual Curriculum Ball Toss Boosts Thinking Let Learners Create Their Own Meaning Cross Laterals 'Unstick' Learning More Questions Than Answers Challenge the Brain Engage the Spatial-Episodic Memory Active Learning II Visuals & Peripherals Impact Learning The Real Power of Music Break the Monotony with Novelty & Fun March the Brain to Learning Success Add Good Stress, Eliminate Bad Stress Playing Games Grows Brains The Cycle of Learning Motor Brain Activators Reinforcement and the Brain Strengthen Learning with Reviews Non-Conscious Messages are Powerful Gender and Learning Styles Active Learning III Curriculum and the Developing Brain Schedule Brain Breaks! Replace Rewards & Bribes with Desire Discipline Strategies that Make Sense The Chemistry of Choice Hollywood, Here I Come! Reduce Common Forms of Perceived Threat Increase 'By-Product' Learning Learning with Both Sides of the Brain Grow Out, Not Fill Up Learning Is Messy Trigger Learning Groups Are OK, Labels Are Not Don't Trigger Helpless Learning States Welcome to Center Stage! Simon Says Lives Again Finding the Challenges Stimulate Input, Not Just Output The Importance of Beginnings and Endings 1...2...3...Switch Jobs! Cycles of Learning Multiple Strategies for Better Recall Hydration Supports Learning The Power of Models and Mapping Why Use Aromas in Learning? Let the Brain Nibble at New Ideas Active Breaks Eat Better to Improve Learning Better Learning with Unguided Discussions Enriched Environments Support Learning S-A-T: Not Just Another Exam! Brain Activators for the Visual Cortex Give Learners Environmental Options How to Grab the Brain's Attention Laugh and Learn Use the Mind-Body Library of Knowledge Student Seating Matters Too Hot to Learn? Brighter Learning Prospects Acoustics and Learning Time to Settle In Setting Goals Improves Performance Make Unforgettable Memories Encourage Faster Learning with Pre-Exposure Do Learners Know What They Know? Smart Activators for the Auditory Cortex Bibliography Suggested Resources for Further Reading About the Author

Author Biography:
Eric Jensen is a former teacher and current member of the Society for Neuroscience and New York Academy of Sciences. He has taught at all levels, from elementary through university level and is currently completing his PhD in human development. In 1981, Jensen cofounded SuperCamp, the nation's first and largest brain-compatible learning program, now with over 50,000 graduates. He has since written Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Brain-Based Learning, Deeper Learning, Arts with the Brain in Mind, Enriching the Brain, and 21 other books on learning and the brain. A leader in the brain-based movement, Jensen has made over 45 visits to neuroscience labs and interacts with countless neuroscientists. He was the founder of the Learning Brain EXPO and has trained educators and trainers for 25 years worldwide in this field. He is deeply committed to making a positive, significant, lasting difference in the way we learn.