Description

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Practical activities every elementary teacher can use. Features 96 pages of brain testing and expanding quizzes and tests for children in grades K-2

Brain research has provided a tremendous opportunity to develop instructional techniques that facilitate the brain’s innate learning capacity. Educators can take this knowledge and apply it to the strategies they use in their classrooms. This essential resource provides ready to use brain compatibility activities that feature some of the following strategies:

• Graphic organizers
• Mnemonic devises
• Cooperative learning
• Movement to enhance retention
• Music to stimulate brain activity.

The more teachers understand how the brian learns, the more options we have. This unique resource helps you make the most of the brain’s learning potential and will help transform your teaching to help engage every student in your classroom.

About the Author

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David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author and is a member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Dr. Sousa has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Bridgewater State University, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in science from Harvard University, and a doctorate from Rutgers University. He has been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. Dr. Sousa has been interviewed by Matt Lauer on NBC's Today Show and by National Public Radio about his work with schools using brain research. He makes his home in Palm Beach, Florida.