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Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice

by Patricia Wolfe


  • Dedication

  • Preface and Acknowledgments

  • Part I: The Structure and Function of the Human Brain


  • Chapter 2. Brain Anatomy—A Short Course: Neurons and Subcortical Structures

  • Chapter 3. Brain Anatomy—A Short Course: The Cortex

  • Chapter 4. How Neurons Communicate

  • Part II: From Sensory Input to Information Storage

    • Chapter 5. Sensory Memory: Getting Information into the Brain

  • Chapter 6. Working Memory: The Conscious Processing of Information

  • Chapter 7. Long-Term Memory: The Brain's Storage System

  • Part III: Matching Instruction to How the Brain Learns Best

    • Chapter 8. Making Curriculum Meaningful Through Problems, Projects, and Simulations

  • Chapter 9. Using the Visual and Auditory Senses to Enhance Learning

  • Chapter 10. A Toolkit of Brain-Compatible Strategies

  • Glossary

  • References and Bibliography

  • About the Author

  • Related ASCD Resources for Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice

  • An ASCD Study Guide for Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice

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    Copyright © 2001 by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from ASCD.

    Original illustrations in Chapters 2–4 copyright © 2001 by Hunter Hollingworth, www.artsinmarketing.com.

    		 
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