Unleashing the potential of the teenage brain : 10 powerful ideas / 6
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Barry Corbin.
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- xi, 152 p. : ill. 29 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-146) and index.
The creatures in the classroom! those exasperating and unfathomable teenagers -- Adolescence and the teenage brain : what is different and how do we know? -- Big changes in the teenage brain : what we have learned and are learning -- Powerful idea #1 : constructing new knowledge -- Powerful idea #2 : different ways of learning -- Powerful idea #3 : making meaning, connections, and patterns -- Powerful idea #4 : whole-brain learning -- Powerful idea #5 : multiple memory pathways -- Powerful idea #6 : physical activity and movement -- Powerful idea #7 : memory, learning, and emotion -- Powerful idea #8 : reflection and self-assessment -- Powerful idea #9 : social interaction and learning -- Big idea #10 : time and timing -- The learning environment -- The brain-compatible teacher : changing and evolving roles -- Teenage students : higher expectations and new roles -- What does it all mean?
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Draws on neuroscientific research to provide advice on creating brain-compatible classrooms for middle school and high school; and includes case studies.