The Brain-Compatible Classroom: Using What We Know About Learning to Improve Teaching

✍ Scribed by Laura Erlauer

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 178
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Did you know that the best time to learn something new is during the first two hours after you wake up and the last two hours before you go to sleep? Did you know that stressing key points in color can boost memory retention by 25 percent? Author Laura Erlauer has studied brain research and applied it to classroom teaching in a way that is both intuitive and scientific. Synthesizing recent research exploring how the brain works, she explains how students' emotions and stress affect their ability to learn, how the physical classroom environment influences learning, and what forms of assessment work best. Drawing on her experience as a teacher and principal, Erlauer summarizes current brain research and shows how teachers can use this knowledge in the classroom every day. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including • The most effective use of collaborative learning; • Simple ways to keep the attention of your students for the whole class period; • Keys to involving students in decision making to increase their engagement and achievement; • Ways to make lesson content relevant to motivate students; and • Things every teacher can to do limit stress in the classroom and school environment. Each chapter provides examples from real classrooms, showing how the research can be used to improve student learning. The ideas and strategies presented are from a variety of grade levels and subject areas and can be used immediately to create a classroom where students can reach their full potential.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
1–A Walk Through the Brain......Page 16
2–Emotional Wellness and a Safe Environment......Page 21
3–The Body, Movement, and the Brain......Page 50
4–Relevant Content and Student Choices......Page 62
5–Time, Time, and More Time......Page 84
6–Enrichment for the Brain......Page 106
7–Assessment and Feedback......Page 122
8–Collaboration......Page 144
9–Leadership Strategies to Promote Brain-Compatible Learning......Page 156
Bibliography......Page 166
Index......Page 170
About the Author......Page 176

✦ Subjects

Педагогика;Общая педагогика;