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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822073403321

Autore

Feinstein Sheryl G.

Titolo

Secrets of the teenage brain : research-based strategies for reaching and teaching today's adolescents / / Sheryl G. Feinstein ; foreword by Eric Jensen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-4522-7270-0

1-4522-7401-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

373.1102

Soggetti

Teenagers - Education - United States

Adolescent psychology - United States

Learning

Brain

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 (pages 181-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Teen brain : under construction -- Teen cognition and learning -- The social brain -- Communication and the unfinished brain -- Self-concept under attack -- The risk-taking brain -- Reaching and teaching today's adolescents--tomorrow!

Sommario/riassunto

Cutting-edge research meets brain-friendly strategies for teaching adolescents!  The revised and expanded edition of this hands-on guide helps unlock adolescent thinking and behavior by explaining the biological changes happening in the teenage brain. Organized around specific areas of adolescent development, this resource is packed with fresh instructional strategies that can be modified and adapted to various content areas. This guide offers:     "Secrets Revealed" sections that present compelling stories and research about the growing adolescent brain    Insights into the effects of techno