Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning - Softcover

Jensen, Eric P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412954185 ISBN 13: 9781412954181

Publisher: Corwin, 2007

Synopsis

Covers current research on how the brain learns, and includes practical classroom applications, activities that build retention, a complete brain glossary, and examples and vignettes.

About this title

Review:

"As an introduction to brain-compatible learning, this book does an admirable job. It highlights some of the important findings of recent brain research and presents ideas in an easy-to-read manner." (Andrea F. Rosenblatt, Associate Professor 2006-11-29)

"A 'must' for practicing teachers and education libraries alike." (California Bookwatch, October 2007 2007-11-07)

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1412954185
• ISBN 13: 9781412954181
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 136