Brain-Based Learning: The New Paradigm of Teaching

by Eric P. Jensen

Overview

Adopt a teaching approach aligned with the brain's natural way of learning!

An expert in brain research and brain-based teaching strategies, Eric Jensen offers an easy-to-understand explanation of the relationship between learning and the brain. Updated and streamlined, this second edition features in-depth information about the impact of physiological effects, sensory stimuli, and emotions on student learning and includes:

• A set of brain-based principles for informed decision making
• Low-cost teaching strategies that teachers can implement immediately
• Reader-friendly language accessible for both novice and veteran educators
• Easy-to-follow chapter outlines and helpful text boxes to emphasize key points

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452295244
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/12/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part 1. Fundamentals of Brain-Based Learning
1. What Is Brain-Based Learning?
2. How Your Student's Brain Learns
3. Brain Dominance in Learning
4. Rhythms of the Brain
Part 2. Physiological Effects on Learning
5. Biological Differences in Learning
6. The Impact of Physical Movement on the Brain
7. Stress and Threat
Part 3. Sensory Contributions to Learning
8. The Role of Sight in Learning
9. The Role of Touch in Learning
10. The Role of Taste in Learning
11. The Roles of Smell and Acoustics in Learning
12. The Role of Emotions in Learning
Part 4. Neuroscientific Perspective on Teaching and Learning
13. Teacher Communication
14. The Nonconscious Learning Climate
15. Motivation and Rewards
16. Attention and Survival Value
17. Teaching How to Think
18. Memory and Creating Patterns of Meaning
19. Meaning Making
Part 5. Brain-Compatible Classrooms
20. Enriching the Brain
21. Curriculum in a Brain-Compatible Classroom
22. Assessing With the Brain in Mind
23. Brain-Based Reform
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

This book is filled with classroom implications and instructional suggestions based on research. Classroom teachers, school administrators, professional development trainers, college/university faculty, and parents will all benefit from this information.

Andrea Rosenblatt

I have used the information from this book in many of my training sessions. The ‘What This Means to You’ sections translate technical information into everyday language for the reader. This is truly a book that has made—and will continue to make—a contribution to the field.

Steve Hutton