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Autore |
Corbin Barry <1946-> |
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Unleashing the potential of the teenage brain : 10 powerful ideas / / Barry Corbin |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-9437-2 |
1-4522-9761-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Learning, Psychology of |
Teenagers - Education |
Effective teaching |
Adolescent psychology |
Brain - Growth |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Part I - Discovering the Teenage Brain""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction: the Creatures in the Classroom! Those Exasperating and Unfathomable Teenagers""; ""How Do We Reach and Teach Those Unpredictable Teenage Brains?""; ""Wanted: A New Approach to Teaching Teenagers!""; ""Why Educators Need to Learn about the Teenage Brain""; ""Brain-Compatible Teaching and the New Science of Learning""; ""The Emergence of a New Pedagogical Model""; ""Chapter 2 - Adolescence and the Teenage Brain�What is Different and How Do We Know?"" |
""Adolescence�Just the Quick Facts!""""The Teenage Brain�What We had Believed""; ""How Neuroscience and Medical Technology are Changing Our Ideas about the Teenage Brain""; ""The Future of Brain Imaging""; ""Chapter 3 - Big Changes in the Teenage Brain: What We have Learned and are Learning""; ""The Teenage Brain�A Work in Progress""; ""From Back to Front: Brain Growth, Neuron Proliferation and Pruning, Myelin Development""; ""What it all Means (We Think!)""; ""Looking Back at Part I�Reflection and Review"" |
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""Part II - Ten Powerful Ideas about the Brain and Learning and What it Means for Teaching the Teenage Brain""""Chapter 4 - Powerful Idea #1: Constructing New Knowledge""; ""What Powerful Idea #1 Means for Teachers: Helping Teenagers Construct Personal Meaning""; ""How it Might Look�A Case Study “Saving the Old Victoria Street School�""; ""Constructivist Teaching Strategies""; ""Chapter 5 - Powerful Idea #2: Different Ways of Learning""; ""Being Smart�Human Intelligence""; ""Preferred Ways of Learning�Our Learning Styles"" |
""What Powerful Idea #2 Means for Teachers: Teaching to Each Unique Brain""""Unleashing the Potential of the Teenage Brain�Six Things You Ought to Do""; ""How it Might Look�A Case Study “Ms. Taylor�s Meteorology Unit�""; ""Chapter 6 - Powerful Idea #3: Making Meaning, Connections, and Patterns""; ""What Powerful Idea #3 Means for Teachers: Developing Pattern Making and Detecting Abilities""; ""Some Strategies for You to Consider""; ""How it Might Look�A Case Study “Mrs. Parasiuk�s Poetry Class�""; ""Chapter 7 - Powerful Idea #4: Whole-Brain Learning"" |
""Left, Right, or Both Brains?""""What Powerful Idea #4 Means for Teachers: Effective Ways to Make Your Classroom Teaching Whole Brain""; ""How it Might Look�A Case Study “Whole-Brain Assessment in Mr. Amos�s Horticulture Class�""; ""Chapter 8 - Powerful Idea #5: Multiple Memory Pathways""; ""Different Kinds of Memory�Declarative Versus Procedural""; ""Learning and Memory""; ""What Powerful Idea #5 Means for Teachers: Using Multiple Memory Pathways""; ""How it Might Look�A Case Study “Mrs. Singh�s Musical Science�"" |
""Chapter 9 - Powerful Idea #6: Physical Activity and Movement"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Provides teachers with specific guidelines to establish an optimal learning environment for teenagers and offers case studies that illustrate how to translate theory into workable classroom practice. |
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