Engaging 'tweens and teens
Subtitle: a brain-compatible approach to reaching middle and high school students
By: Raleigh Philp.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781890460495; 9781412944830
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience; Learning, Psychology of; Teenagers -- Physiology; Children -- Physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.
Table of contents: title: What we know about the brain and learning : integrating neuroscience, psychology, and education; title: Mapping the brain : new findings in brain research; title: Environmental and genetic effects on the developing brain; title: The brain during adolescence : making sense of technology, media, social status, and education; title: Making material meaningful : connecting emotions and learning; title: Stress and the brain-body connection : restoring balance in the classroom; title: Managing students' physiological states for engaged learning; title: Using music effectively to enhance learning; title: This is your brain on ... : understanding and curbing adolescent substance abuse; title: Drugs that enhance student achievement : good kids making bad decisions.