A Corwin Press Classroom Activity Book"Practical, brain-compatible
activities every elementary teacher can use! Brain research has
provided a tremendous opportunity to develop instructional
techniques that facilitate the brain's innate learning capacity. As
educators, we can take this knowledge and apply it to the
strategies we use in our classrooms. This essential resource, based
on David A. Sousa's best-seller provides ready-to-use,
brain-compatible activities that feature some of the following
strategies: Graphic organizers Mnemonic devices Cooperative
learning Movement to enhance retention Music to stimulate brain
activity and creativity These activities, correlated with national
standards, cover all the content areas in grades 6-8 and include
topics such as vocabulary, characterization, percentages, word
problems, family history, historical research, mitosis, chemical
equations, and much more! The more we understand how the brain
learns, the more instructional options we have. This unique
resource helps you make the most of the brain's learning potential
and transform your teaching practices to engage every student in
your classroom. For other grade-specific Corwin Press Classroom
books, please see: Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades K-2
Brain-Compatible Activities, Grades 3-5 About the Author David A.
Sousa, an international educational consultant, has served at all
levels of education in New Jersey public schools, including
superintendent, supervisor of instruction, K-12 director of
science, and junior and senior high school science instructor.
Sousa has also been an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall
University, and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. Sousa
has presented at national conventions of educational organizations
and has conducted workshops on brain research and science education
in hundreds of school districts and at colleges and universities
across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has edited
science books and published numerous books and articles in leading
educational journals on staff development, science education, and
brain research. Sousa has a bachelor of science degree in chemistry
from Massachusetts State College at Bridgewater, a master of arts
in teaching degree in science from Harvard University, and a
doctorate from Rutgers University.
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