12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Developing Executive Functions of the Human Brain - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412961076 ISBN 13: 9781412961073

Publisher: Corwin, 2008

Synopsis

With updated research, revised sections on leadership, and new anecdotes, this second edition helps teachers and students reach higher performance levels based on how the brain learns.

About this title

About the Author

Renate Nummela Caine is a principal of Caine Learning LLC and consultant to districts, schools, teachers, administrators, and communities to implement brain-based learning. She is the senior author, with Geoffrey Caine, of the groundbreaking Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain. She has worked with countless educators in the U.S. and around the globe. Recently, Renate and Geoffrey Caine worked with a low-income, underachieving K-5 elementary school in California to help teachers design more innovative teaching strategies using the brain/mind learning principles and district standards.

Caine is professor emeritus of education at California State University in San Bernardino, where she was also executive director of the Center for Research in Integrative Learning and Teaching. She has taught every level from kindergarten to university. She earned her PhD from the University of Florida in educational psychology.

Review

"Validates researchers’ and educators’ commitment to scholarly, research-driven practices that are proven in the field." (Dorothy Lee Gottshall, Instructor 2008-01-28)

“An excellent resource for teachers striving to improve student achievement by focusing on how the brain learns. I will be able to reach more students and enable them to have deeper understandings than they would have had I not read this book. The information is timely and relevant, and the need for this information will not lessen as time goes by.” (Marcia Carlson, Sixth-Grade Teacher 2008-01-28)

"For those educators passionate about practicing their craft, this book provides a blueprint for deliberate, thoughtful, and engaging teaching strategies. It is a must for anyone concerned with the question of how to be more effective in the classroom." (D. Allan Bruner, Science/Math Chair 2008-01-29)

"Brings back the importance of teachers and what they do every day. It was empowering to receive validation for the way I ran my classroom. This book is full of scenarios, significant points, questions to ask yourself, steps to take, and bridges to the practical." (Pattie Thomas, School Improvement Specialist 2008-01-31)

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412961076
• ISBN 13: 9781412961073
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Caine Renate Nummela, Caine Geoffrey, McClintic Carol Lynn, Klimek Karl J.