Creating Brain-friendly Classrooms: Practical Instructional Strategies for Education - Softcover

Biller, Lowell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810846128 ISBN 13: 9780810846128

Publisher: R&L Education, 2002

Synopsis

Educators have an incredible opportunity to influence the development of neural pathways within the brain of each student. Biller's guide to brain-friendly learning promotes an understanding of how the neuroscience discoveries of the past decade can be applied in today's classrooms. His four-step process called I-C.A.N., an acronym for: Instructional climate, Cerebral engagement, Abundant connections and Neural practice, provides instructional tools and strategies that are aligned with the way the brain naturally learns and will aid in effective teaching and discipline. This book bridges the gap between neurological research and classroom application. Intended for K-12 educators, this work will be of interest to parents and others looking for insight into how the brain receives, processes, and stores information.

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Review:

This book is for educators who want to design lessons that are aligned with how the brain naturally learns. It provides a review of current scientific research concerning how the brain functions and includes practical instructional strategies that are easy to use and well researched. I would recommend this book as an addition to your professional library.--Eric Jensen, author of Teaching with the Brain in Mind, and international consultant on brain-based learning

What a challenge to educators! The truth is that we do have the power to influence or change the brain of every child in our classrooms. Dr. Biller offers practical research-based instructional strategies that enable educators to create the brain-friendly classrooms in which this challenge CAN be met!--Cookie Greer, principal, George Washington Elementary School, Kingsport, Tennessee

About the Author:

Lowell Biller has been employed in education for nearly 22 years with teaching and administrative experiences from elementary to the university level; thus providing a global perspective of the teaching profession. For the last three years, Dr. Biller has conducted workshops and seminars for school districts and educational organizations on the topic of brain-friendly learning. In addition, he has "shadowed" neurosurgeons and medical school professors, both in the operating room and in the classroom, in an attempt to gain a comprehensive understanding of the fascinating field of neuroscience.

About this edition

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0810846128
• ISBN 13: 9780810846128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108