Designing Brain-Compatible Learning

By Gayle H. Gregory and Terence Parry

Book Overview

"There′s a strong possibility that this will become one of the most used books on the educator′s bookshelf, and that′s all to the good because ultimately it will be the students (and their brains) who benefit."
-From the Foreword by Pat Wolfe

"Teachers want ideas that make them better teachers. This is a welcome addition to books available in this field."
-William Fitzhugh, Teacher, Reisterstown Elementary School, MD

Combine the best of what we know about how the brain learns with the best of what we know about teaching

This revised, updated edition of Designing Brain Compatible Learning synthesizes the latest brain research into a powerful set of teaching tools and strategies for integrating thinking skills, cooperative learning, graphic organizers, and authentic assessment into any classroom. The new edition features: Step-by-step strategies for teaching concepts, skills, and content to all age groups and learning styles A newly expanded section on standards-based lesson design and lesson planning Charts, diagrams, and other visual tools to reinforce learning A collection of new planning templates and graphic organizers An extended glossary and updated bibliography

This comprehensive guide for teachers and instructional leaders provides in-depth coverage of instructional planning at its best.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412937175
• ISBN13: 9781412937177
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Pretty Useful

This book is pretty useful for teachers. I was required to buy it for a college class I took this summer. I learned some things about brain-based research I never knew before. It has lots of different activities that would be useful to review as a teacher. It's worth a read, in my opinion. It's worth checking out.

great resource for teaching methodologies

This book explores instructional strategies which are based on recent brain research. Clear explanations of instructional tools (and how, when and why to use them) is this book's stength. The book is well organized, making it a great resource to teachers. I use this book when I am designing lesson plans for the week ahead as the book encourages me to use a variety of instructional strategies and provides guidance in their implementation.