Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning - Softcover

Jensen, Eric P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890460001 ISBN 13: 9781890460006

Publisher: Corwin Press, 1998

Synopsis

Formerly a publication of The Brain Store

This teacher-friendly resource will introduce you to the key principles of brain-compatible teaching and learning. In an easy-to-read format, this handbook demonstrates just how simple it is to improve student motivation and performance by learning how the brain works.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Jensen is a former teacher and current member of the Society for Neuroscience and New York Academy of Sciences. He has taught at all levels, from elementary through university level and is currently completing his PhD in human development. In 1981, Jensen cofounded SuperCamp, the nation’s first and largest brain-compatible learning program, now with over 50,000 graduates. He has since written Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Brain-Based Learning, Deeper Learning, Arts with the Brain in Mind, Enriching the Brain, and 21 other books on learning and the brain. A leader in the brain-based movement, Jensen has made over 45 visits to neuroscience labs and interacts with countless neuroscientists. He was the founder of the Learning Brain EXPO and has trained educators and trainers for 25 years worldwide in this field. He is deeply committed to making a positive, significant, lasting difference in the way we learn.

Review:

"A 'must' for practicing teachers and education libraries alike." -- California Bookwatch, October 2007 "As an introduction to brain-compatible learning, this book does an admirable job. It highlights some of the important findings of recent brain research and presents ideas in an easy-to-read manner." -- Andrea F. Rosenblatt, Associate Professor

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1890460001
• ISBN 13: 9781890460006
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112