Secrets of the teenage brain
Subtitle: research-based strategies for reaching and teaching today's adolescents
By: Sheryl G. Feinstein.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Corwin Press; Corwin
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781412962667; 9781412962674
Subjects: Teenagers -- Education -- United States; Adolescent psychology -- United States; Learning; Brain
Description: "Organized around specific areas of adolescent development, this resource is packed with fresh instructional strategies that can be modified and adapted to various content areas. In addition to presenting the latest facts and research findings, this guide offers "Secrets Revealed" sections that present compelling stories and research about the growing adolescent brain ; Insights into the effects of technology on the brain ; Strategies for approaching such issues as ADHD, steroid use, and agression ; An educator's book club guide, with discussion questions"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teen brain : under construction; title: Teen cognition and learning; title: The social brain; title: Communication and the unfinished brain; title: Self-concept under attack; title: The risk-taking brain; title: Reaching and teaching today's adolescents; title: tomorrow!