Making Classrooms Better: 50 Practical Applications of Mind, Brain, and Education Science
- ISBN-10
- 0393708543
- ISBN-13
- 9780393708547
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-28
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Description
A practical, classroom-oriented guide to best-practice teaching. Learning specialist Leslie Hart once wrote that designing educational experiences without knowledge of the brain is like designing a glove without knowledge of the hand. Making Classrooms Better takes this concept a step further, building from general knowledge of brain-based education science and current educational research to offer specific suggestions for how teachers can improve student learning outcomes. Covering a range of subjects, from creating an optimal classroom climate to maximizing metacognitive skill development, this well-researched, state-of-the-art guide is an essential resource for highly effective practices that teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners can easily use. The first half of the book provides a practical overview of teaching from a Mind, Brain, and Education perspective through an understanding of the intersection of the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and pedagogy. The second half shares 50 evidence-based classroom “best practices” that have a proven positive impact on student learning outcomes and explains why they work.
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