HOW TO GROW A BRAIN dramatically improves student learning by increasing the amount of information students receive and the way they receive it -in a comprehensible and thought provoking manner that covers all the standards and builds analytical skills. As part of the easy-to-use three step planning process, you will organize an entire unit of study with required competencies, assessments and learning activities ready to transfer to daily lesson plans in less than one hour. After a detailed explanation (with examples) of how the system works, are the templates for the lesson planning system and strategies for Pre-Instruction Activities, Checking For Understanding, Supporting Questions Bank and ready-to-use Analytical Skill Builders. There is also a built-in lesson planning evaluation feature for quality control. The system is compatible with the standards for any school district or state (including Common Core State Standards) and complements any lesson plan system currently in use, e. g., Understanding by Design (UbD). Simply put, you are only three steps away from accomplishing a number of major teaching objectives: - Improve teacher effectiveness through superior lesson planning - Cover all the content and analytical skills standards in allotted time frames - Dramatically improve student performance by building analytical skills/abilities - Develop strategies that work in diverse and inclusive classrooms - Develop strategies that teach transferable skills - Surpass, community, administration, and NCLB expectations - Achieve and document performance targets and goals - Implement standards-based assessments in the classroom - Improve classroom management - Improve teacher evaluations and increase job security