Unleashing the potential of the teenage brain
Subtitle: ten powerful ideas
By: Barry Corbin.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781412957625; 9781412942492
Subjects: Learning, Psychology of; Adolescents -- Education; Effective teaching; Adolescent psychology; Brain -- Growth
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The creatures in the classroom! those exasperating and unfathomable teenagers; title: Adolescence and the teenage brain: what's different and how do we know?; title: Big changes in the teenage brain: what we have learned and are learning; title: Powerful idea #1: constructing new meaning; title: Powerful idea #2: different ways of learning; title: Powerful idea #3: making meaning, connections and patterns; title: Powerful idea #4: whole brain learning; title: Powerful idea #5: multiple memory pathways; title: Powerful idea #6: physical activity and movement; title: Powerful idea #7: memory, learning, and emotion; title: Powerful idea #8: reflection and self-assessment; title: Powerful idea #9: social interaction and learning; title: Big idea #10: time and timing; title: The learning environment; title: The brain compatible teacher: changing and evolving roles; title: Teenage students: higher expectations and new roles; title: What does it all mean?