Product Description
Did you know that the best time to learn something new is during the first two hours after you wake up and the last two hours before you go to sleep? Did you know that stressing key points in color can boost memory retention by 25 percent? Author Laura Erlauer has studied brain research and applied it to classroom teaching in a way that is both intuitive and scientific. Synthesizing recent research exploring how the brain works, she explains how students' emotions and stress affect their ability to learn, how the physical classroom environment influences learning, and what forms of assessment work best. Drawing on her experience as a teacher and principal, Erlauer summarizes current brain research and shows how teachers can use this knowledge in the classroom every day. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including
• The most effective use of collaborative learning;
• Simple ways to keep the attention of your students for the whole class period;
• Keys to involving students in decision making to increase their engagement and achievement;
• Ways to make lesson content relevant to motivate students; and
• Things every teacher can to do limit stress in the classroom and school environment.
Each chapter provides examples from real classrooms, showing how the research can be used to improve student learning. The ideas and strategies presented are from a variety of grade levels and subject areas and can be used immediately to create a classroom where students can reach their full potential.
Average Customer Review:
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Excellent book!, 2008-05-25
This is an excellent text book. Extremely interesting for all teachers and parents of small children.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Great Resource For Teachers, 2003-07-24
The Brain-Compatible Classroom is a great book that gives a lot of insight into the human brain. We are often told to do certain things for our children, like make sure they drink plenty of water. As teachers or parents we may not know why we have to do these things. This book clearly shows us why. We need to do them so that the brain can function correctly. In order for our children to learn successfully, we need to understand the brain and how they learn best. When we understand this, we can adapt our lessons around the needs of the brain and the way the child learns to achieve better results. This book is very well organized and easy to read. Laura Erlauer gives many real life examples from her own experiences of how to implement her ideas into the classroom and school. There are also many lesson plans and ideas that you can take directly from the book and put right to work in your own classroom!
The Brain-Compatible Classroom has helped me to see my classroom in a different light. I am always very excited to find a book that teaches me how to help my children become successful learners and this is definitely one of them!