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



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Titolo: Brain science for principals : what school leaders need to know / / edited by Linda L. Lyman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
Disciplina: 371.2
Soggetto topico: School management and organization - Psychological aspects
Educational leadership - Psychological aspects
School principals - Psychology
Neurosciences
Persona (resp. second.): LymanLinda L.
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Brain science for principals  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4758-2433-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819570803321
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