Brain-Based Learning: Teaching the Way Students Really Learn - Softcover

Jensen, Eric P.; McConchie, Liesl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544364547 ISBN 13: 9781544364544

Publisher: Corwin, 2020

Synopsis

Learn to teach like a pro and have fun, too!

The more you know about your students’ brains, the better you can be at your profession. Brain-based teaching boosts cognitive functioning and graduation rates, decreases discipline issues, and fosters the joy of learning. This innovative, new edition of the bestselling Brain-Based Learning by Eric Jensen and master teacher Liesl McConchie provides an up-to-date, evidence-based approach that reveals how the brain learns best. Based on neuroscience, biology and psychology research, it includes: 

• Insights about the impact of relationships, senses, movement, and emotions on learning
  
• Strategies for creating high-quality learning environments
  
• Tools for motivating struggling students

About this title

About the Authors

Eric Jensen is a former teacher who grew up in San Diego, California. With a Ph.D. in Human Development, he synthesizes brain research and develops practical applications for educators. 

He is listed among the top 30 educators in the world at GlobalGurus.org. Dr. Jensen has authored over 30 books, including Different Brains, Different Learners, Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain, Teaching with Poverty in Mind, Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind, and Poor Students Rich Students. Dr. Jensen co-founded an academic enrichment program held in 14 countries with over 75,000 graduates. He is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience and the President’s Club at Salk Institute of Biological Studies.

Dr. Jensen provides conference speaking and trainings that can be found at jensenlearning.com. Or, contact: eric@jensenlearning.com.

Liesl McConchie is an international expert on how the brain learns, and co-author of Corwin’s best-selling book Brain-Based Learning with Dr. Eric Jensen. She has been published in multiple education journals, including ASCD′s Educational Leadership journal and NCTM’s Mathematics Teacher. With over 25 years of experience in education, Liesl bridges her knowledge of how the brain best learns with her experience of teaching math to create tangible strategies to support teachers and schools across the globe. She has a rich background in education that includes creating new schools, leading whole-school reforms, delivering workshops to educators, and speaking at conferences. Liesl brings the highest quality of research, professionalism, and engagement to all her contributions to the field of education.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1544364547
• ISBN 13: 9781544364544
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 240