Uncommon sense teaching : practical insights in brain science to help students learn / Barbara Oakley, PhD, Beth Rogowsky, EdD, and Terrence Sejnowski, PhD.
Publisher:
TarcherPerigeean imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
"A TarcherPerigee Book." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A note to our teacher-readers -- Building memory: How students fool themselves into thinking they're learning -- Teaching inclusively: The importance of working memory capacity -- Active learning: The declarative pathway -- Remedies for procrastination -- How human brains evolved-and why this matters for your teaching -- Active learning: The procedural pathway and how to enhance and merge declarative and procedural approaches -- Building community through habits -- Linking learners: The power of collaborative learning -- Online teaching with personality and flair -- Charting your course to the finish line: The power of lesson plans -- Farewell and hello!
Summary:
"A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers"--. Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.