Learning & Memory: The Brain in Action
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About
Brain research is much in the news, but what is its relevance in the classroom? Are there ways to take what brain researchers are discovering about learning and memory and apply it to the situations that educators face every day? Practicing teacher and author Marilee Sprenger tells how to do just that in this book. Sprenger has spent years studying neurological research and training other educators in brain-compatible teaching method. This backgound, combined with her long career as a classroom teacher, has given her priceless knowledge of what works in a multitude of classroom situations.
Table of contents
Dedication
Chicken Soup for the Brain: The Effects of Brain Chemicals
Pieces and Parts: The Anatomy of the Brain
Strolling Down Memory Lanes: Memory and Storage Systems
About the authors
Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.
She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and is the author of several publications related to the brain and learning, including the book The Missing Link to Make Them Think and the quick reference guide Improving Executive Function Skills. Click here for more information.