Memory 101 for Educators

By Marilee Sprenger and Marilee B Sprenger

Book Overview

"Fresh and inventive."
-Steven Wyborney, Teacher
Nyssa Elementary School, OR

"Readable, academically accurate, and creative."
-Burt Saxon, AP Psychology Teacher
Hillhouse High School, New Haven, CT

"Practitioners can use the information easily and effectively."
-Carrie Jane Carpenter, Teacher
Hugh Hartman Middle School, Redmond, OR

You can always remember if you N.E.V.E.R. F.O.R.G.E.T.

Have you ever forgotten what someone just told you? Have your students ever forgotten to take their books and assignments home with them? Then this book is for you Memory expert Marilee Sprenger uses the latest research on learning, memory, and the brain to weave a storyteller′s spell using two parallel parables: one is a tale of adult educators in a Memory 101 workshop, and the other is a story for the child within us all that includes magical talking elephants, lions, and jungle creatures.

Inside, each chapter provides a specific technique to enhance your memory. You will also find:

Proven tips and strategies The latest memory research Graphic organizers and mnemonics Questionnaires and checklists

With this uniquely entertaining and generously illustrated guide, you can learn to strengthen your memory, train your brain, and help your students to do the same.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412927730
• ISBN13: 9781412927734
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 10.0"