David
Sousa
Grades
K-2
96 pages, 8.5 x 11 in.
Publisher: Corwin Press (2008)
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5271-2


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 How the Brain Learns,
Third Edition, 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 K&endash;2 and include topics such as phonics, reading
fluency, computation, money, community, scientific inquiry, 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.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
David A. Sousa is an
international educational consultant. He has taught junior
and senior high school science, served as a K&endash;12
director of science, and was supervisor of instruction for
the West Orange, New Jersey, schools. He then became
superintendent of the New Providence, New Jersey, public
schools. Sousa has been an adjunct professor of
education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer
at Rutgers University. He was president of the National
Staff Development Council in 1992.
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