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Becoming a Wiz at BrainBased Teaching How to Make Every Year Your Best Year
Author: Marilee Sprenger
"This is an exceptional book—well-researched, highly practical and very in touch with the everyday needs of today’s teacher. In the glut of teaching books out on the market, this one really stands out." — Eric Jensen — Author of Teaching With the Brain in Mind "The reader-friendly flow of this book i...  more »Shawn Van Etten, Ph.D., Director of Institutional Research

Herkimer County Community College

Herkimer, NY Practical strategies to integrate brain-based learning into your classroom as easily as clicking your heels!Through the clever analogy of The Wizard of Oz, Marilee Sprenger provides invaluable information about cognitive research and shares simple tactics for implementing these ideas in the classroom. Learn proven tools for coping with "the Lion’s stress, the Tin Woodsman’s need for emotional intelligence, and the Scarecrow’s desire for higher level thinking." This user-friendly guide effectively discusses expert findings about brain growth, structure, and functions to help teachers and administrators foster a love of learning in all students. By creating an enriched, brain-compatible environment as outlined in this book, educators can effectively counter such existing negative influences as stress, sleep deprivation, poor nutrition, and a genetic predisposition to disorders in order to cultivate successful lifelong learning. Key features include:
  • Straightforward discussion about memory pathways, learning styles, and multiple intelligences
  • Extensive examples from real school situations where brain research has been applied
  • Tactics for immediately putting brain-based information to work in the classroom
  • Concrete techniques for using music, teams, rapport building, and brain-state changes to stimulate student learning
About the Author:Marilee Sprenger has translated and applied brain-based research for the past thirteen years, and specializes in staff development training. As a classroom teacher, educational consultant, and adjunct professor at Aurora University, Sprenger has successfully integrated the most current brain research into all levels of education. She is a frequent speaker at national and state conferences and offers seminars internationally. A member of the American Academy of Neurology, she is the author of Learning and Memory: The Brain in Action, and co-author of Powerfully Simple Techniques and The Parent Connection.       
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ISBN-13: 9780761978619
ISBN-10: 0761978615
Publication Date: 8/23/2001
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Corwin Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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