Making Classrooms Better: 50 Practical Applications of Mind, Brain, and Education Science (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393708134)

Learning specialist Leslie Hart once wrote that designing educational experiences without knowledge of the brain is like designing a glove without knowledge of the hand. Making Classrooms Better takes this concept a step further, building from general knowledge of brain-based education science and current educational research to offer specific suggestions for how teachers can improve student learning outcomes. Covering a range of subjects, from creating an optimal classroom climate to maximizing metacognitive skill development, this well-researched, state-of-the-art guide is an essential resource for highly effective practices that teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners can easily use.

The first half of the book provides a practical overview of teaching from a Mind, Brain, and Education perspective through an understanding of the intersection of the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and pedagogy. The second half shares 50 evidence-based classroom "best practices" that have a proven positive impact on student learning outcomes and explains why they work.

Author: Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
ISBN-10: 0393708136
ISBN-13: 9780393708134
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2014
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.00w x 1.20d