Oakley, Barbara A., 1955-

UNCOMMON SENSE TEACHING : Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn / Barbara Oakley, PhD, Beth Rogowsky, EdD, and Terrence Sejnowski, PhD. - xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"A TarcherPerigee Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A note to our teacher-readers -- Building memory: How students fool themselves into thinking they're learning -- Teaching inclusively: The importance of working memory capacity -- Active learning: The declarative pathway -- Remedies for procrastination -- How human brains evolved-and why this matters for your teaching -- Active learning: The procedural pathway and how to enhance and merge declarative and procedural approaches -- Building community through habits -- Linking learners: The power of collaborative learning -- Online teaching with personality and flair -- Charting your course to the finish line: The power of lesson plans -- Farewell and hello!

"A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers"--

9780593329733


Teachers--In-service training.
Educational psychology.
Active learning.
Learning strategies.
Effective teaching.

LB1731 / .O32 2021

370.15 / OAK