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.