How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook Of Brain Terms And Cognitive Processes - Softcover

Sylwester, Robert

 
9781412906395: How to Explain a Brain: An Educator's Handbook Of Brain Terms And Cognitive Processes

Synopsis

Discover how the brain is organized and develops and how educators can use this emerging understanding of cognition to enhance student learning and the school environment.

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About the Author

Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon who focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology. He has written 20 books and curricular programs and 200+ journal articles. His most recent books are The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (2007, Corwin Press) and How to Explain a Brain: An Educator’s Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes (2005, Corwin Press). He received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from The Education Press Association of America for his syntheses of cognitive science research, published in Educational Leadership. He has made 1600+ conference and staff development presentations on educationally significant developments in brain/stress theory and research. Sylwester wrote a monthly column for the Internet journal, Brain Connection, throughout its 2000-2009 existence, and is now a regular contributor to the Information Age Education Newsletter (http://i-a-e.org/).

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