Brain science for principals : what school leaders need to know / / edited by Linda L. Lyman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798201703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-4758-2433-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2
• Soggetti: School management and organization - Psychological aspects; Educational leadership - Psychological aspects; School principals - Psychology; Neurosciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PartI. LEARNING; Ch01. How Can Learning Be Enhanced?; Ch02. How Does Neuroplasticity Change Belief in Fixed Intelligence?; Ch03. How Does Metacognition Enhance Learning?; Ch04. How Does Being Bilingual Benefit a Learner's Brain?; Ch05. How Does Multitasking Affect Learning?; PartII. THE FIT BRAIN; Ch06. How Does Sleep Build Brain Health?; Ch07. How Do School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Support Learning?; Ch08. How Does Exercise Enhance Learning?; Ch09. How Does Movement in the Classroom Benefit Learning?; Ch10. How Can Memory Be Enhanced?PartIII. THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION; Ch11. Why Is a Positive LearningEnvironment So Important?; Ch12. How Do Trauma and Chronic Stress Affect the Brain?; Ch13. How Can Stress Be Recognized and Reduced?; Ch14. How Do the Arts Nurture and Connect Emotions?; PartIV. THE BRAIN ON SCHOOL; Ch15. How Can MindsetMake Someone Smarter?; Ch16. How Can Knowing about Brain Science Improve Reading?; Ch17. How Can Knowing about Brain Science Improve Math?; Ch18. How Can Principals Support Teacher Success with ELLs?; PartV. AGES AND STAGES OF THE BRAIN; Ch19. How Can Principals Help Elementary Learners?Ch20. How Can Principals Help Middle Schoolers Learn?; Ch21. How Can Principals Help High Schoolers Learn?; PartVI. INSIDE THE BRAIN OF A PRINCIPAL; Ch22. How Do Principals Maintain Mindfulness in Challenging Times?; Ch23. How Can Principals Support Environments That Cultivate Learning?; Ch24. How Can Brain Science Inform Cultural Processes?; Conclusion; References; About the Authors; About the Editor; About the Consulting Editor
• Sommario/riassunto: Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know features leadership of learning from the perspective of recent findings of educational neuroscience. Each chapter explores a question related to learning and offers practical suggestions for principals. Divided into six sections, each of the 24 short chapters can stand alone or the book can be read cover-to-cover.