Mind, Brain, and Education: Neuroscience Implications for the Classroom (The Leading Edge Series) (Leading Edge (Solution Tree)) - Hardcover

David A. Sousa; Anthology

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1935249630 ISBN 13: 9781935249634

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2010

Synopsis

Understanding how the brain learns helps teachers do their jobs more effectively. Primary researchers share the latest findings on the learning process and address their implications for educational theory and practice. Explore applications, examples, and suggestions for further thought and research; numerous charts and diagrams; strategies for all subject areas; and new ways of thinking about intelligence, academic ability, and learning disability.

Benefits:

• Delve into the latest neuroscience research written in clear language that is accessible to scholars and general readers.
• Gain insights and innovative strategies for all subject areas.
• Discover new ways of thinking about intelligence, academic ability, and learning disability.

Contents:
Chapter 1: How Science Met Pedagogy
Chapter 2: Neuroimaging Tools and the Evolution of Educational Neuroscience
Chapter 3: The Current Impact of Neuroscience on Teaching and Learning
Chapter 4: The Role of Emotion and Skilled Intuition in Learning
Chapter 5: The Speaking Brain
Chapter 6: The Reading Brain
Chapter 7: Constructing a Reading Brain
Chapter 8: The Mathematical Brain
Chapter 9: The Calculating Brain
Chapter 10: The Computing Brain
Chapter 11: The Creative-Artistic Brain
Chapter 12: The Future of Educational Neuroscience

About this title

About the Author:

Editor: David A. Sousa, EdD, is an author and international consultant. He taught high school science and served as a K-12 director of science, a supervisor of instruction, and a district superintendent in New Jersey schools. He has also been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University.

A member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, he has conducted workshops in hundreds of school districts on brain research, instructional skills, and science education at the pre-K-12 and university levels. He has made presentations to more than 200,000 educators at national conventions of educational organizations and to regional and local school districts across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

Prior to his career in New Jersey, Dr. Sousa taught at the American School of Paris (France), and served for five years as a Foreign Service Officer and science advisor at the USA diplomatic missions in Geneva (Switzerland) and Vienna (Austria). Dr. Sousa has been interviewed on NBC's Today Show and by National Public Radio about his work with schools using brain research.

Dr. Sousa has edited science books and published dozens of articles in leading journals on staff development, science education, and educational research. He is author of The Leadership Brain, How the Brain Learns, How the Special Needs Brain Learns, How the Gifted Brain Learns, How the Brain Learns to Read, How the Brain Influences Behavior, How the ELL Brain Learns, and How the Brain Learns Mathematics, which was selected by the Independent Publishers' Association as one of the best professional development books of 2008, among others. His books have been published in French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, and several other languages.

Dr. Sousa is past president of Learning Forward. He has received numerous awards from professional associations, school districts, and educational foundations for his commitment to research, staff development, and science education. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award and an honorary doctorate from Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts and an honorary doctorate from Gratz College in Philadelphia.

Dr. Sousa has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Bridgewater State University, a master's degree in science from Harvard University, and a doctorate from Rutgers University.

Contributors: Daniel Ansari, Joanna A. Christodoulou, Donna Coch, Stanislas Dehaene, Keith Devlin, Marianna D. Eddy, Matthias Faeth, Kurt W. Fischer, John Gabrieli, Mariale M. Hardiman, Katie Heikkinen, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Tricia O'Loughlin, Michael I. Posner, David A. Sousa, Diane L. Williams, and Judy Willis.

Review:

"This infinitely practical work tackles a topic most educators avoid. It is my hope that with Kipp's guidance, teachers and principals will begin to rethink long-held policies that have kept legitimate tools for learning out of the hands of today's students."

--William Ferriter, Sixth-Grade Teacher and Author

"Mobile Learning Devices is well-written, easy to ready, and contains a perfect combination of theory, research, and practice. If you are an educator moving into the world of MLDs, this book provides the information you ll need. And if you are already there, it will help you to improve and enhance your program."

--Tammy Worcester, Instructional Technology Specialist, Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas

"As a principal I have personally experienced apprehension when it came to integrating mobile learning devices in school. Kipp Rogers does an exceptional job of alleviating many of the common fears that principals have in regard to MLDs and presents practical integration strategies."

--Eric Sheninger, Principal, New Milford High School, New Milford, New Jersey

About this edition

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935249630
• ISBN 13: 9781935249634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312