Turnaround tools for the teenage brain : helping underperforming students become lifelong learners / / Eric Jensen and Carole Snider

• Autore: Jensen Eric
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013; San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 373.1102
• Soggetto topico: Underachievers - Education; Teenagers - Education; Cognitive learning; Motivation in education
• Persona (resp. second.): SniderCarole <1941->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Teach students to learn for life -- Change your students' brains -- Begin with attitude building -- Build cognitive capacity -- Foster student effort -- Empower exceptional learners -- Strengthen body, mind, and soul -- Focus students on goals.
• Sommario/riassunto: Powerful research-based strategies to turn around struggling adolescent students The achievement gap is widening and more teens than ever are struggling in school. The latest research shows not only that brains can change, but that teachers and other providers have the power to boost students' effort, focus, attitude, and even IQs. In this book bestselling author Eric Jensen and co-author Carole Snider offer teacher-friendly strategies to ensure that all students graduate, become lifelong learners, and ultimately be successful in school and life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, this
• Titolo autorizzato: Turnaround tools for the teenage brain
• ISBN: 1-118-59001-5; 1-299-40238-0; 1-118-59002-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807828203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II