"Sit and Get" Won't Grow Dendrites


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This indispensable resource draws on the latest research in brain-based learning to provide strategies that motivate adult learners and increase retention.




Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites


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Get Novelty Back Into The Classroom To Get Knowledge Into Students’ Brains! In this thoroughly updated third edition of Marcia Tate’s bestseller, you’ll learn about twenty definitive brain-compatible techniques to maximize retention and minimize forgetting in learners of all ages. Tate’s techniques are drawn from the latest neuroscientific research and learning style theory and are described step-by-step for immediate application in your classroom. Learn how to: Incorporate interactive fun to your existing lessons, including field trips, games, humor, and even music and rap Use graphic organizers and word webs to solidify lessons visually Facilitate innovative methods of project-based learning




Science Worksheets Don′t Grow Dendrites


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"Tate and Phillips provide research-based strategies that will shape your students′ learning. From music to graphics to technology, they show educators how to incorporate methods that will excite students and make science memorable." —Emily Neddersen, Lead Science Teacher, Myford Elementary School, Tustin, CA A brain-friendly guide for motivating students to live, eat, and breathe science! Best-selling author and renowned educator Marcia L. Tate brings her trademark practicality to teachers seeking the latest brain-compatible tools for engaging students and bringing science to life in the classroom. Co-authored with award-winning science teacher Warren G. Phillips, this must-have resource includes 20 proven brain-compatible strategies and 250 activities for applying them. Teachers will find concrete ways to integrate national science content standards into their curriculum with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences that maximize retention, including: Music, rhythm, rhyme, and rap Storytelling and humor Graphic organizers, semantic maps, and word webs Manipulatives, experiments, labs, and models Internet and Excel projects The book covers a full range of K–12 science subjects, including physical, life, earth and space science, and provides brain-compatible sample lesson plans. Each chapter offers real-life examples; a what, why, and how for each strategy; activities; and note pages for brainstorming how to implement these exciting new ideas.




"Sit & Get" Won't Grow Dendrites


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What you'll find in the second edition:




Purposeful Co-Teaching


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Create powerful teaching partnerships that promote success for every student in inclusive classrooms! Ideal for both general and special education classrooms, this indispensible resource integrates interpersonal skills, instructional design, and teaching philosophy to guide educators through the beginning stages of co-teaching relationships toward smooth collaboration. The authors provide proven instructional strategies such as visuals, mnemonics, formative assessment, and more, for use within co-teaching partnerships. Additional resources include: Chapter activities and checklists for planning lessons Case studies from various subject areas and grade levels to illustrate the realities of co-teaching Resources such as books, videos, and helpful Web sites




Loud or Soft? High or Low?


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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Fireworks crackle and boom in the sky. Your friend laughs at a joke. Sounds are all around you. But what exactly is sound? And how does sound reach your ears? Read this book to find out!




Use Your Words


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Understanding how the ways that teachers talk to children helps them to develop language skills.




Designing Instruction for Adult Learners


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This text presents a model to aid adult educators in the development of instructional activities for adult learners. The three-part model consists of gathering information, designing instruction and evaluating the instructional plan.




Reading and Language Arts Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites


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Newly consistent with CCSS, this classroom companion employs hands-on techniques, teaching-tested activities, and brain-compatible literacy strategies to engage and motivate reluctant readers.




Got a Minute?


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Preface p. vii Chapter 1 Accept That People Will Say (and Do) the Dumhest Things p. 1 Chapter 2 Norms Are Important for Leading and Managing Change p. 17 Chapter 3 Some Rules Are Meant to Be Broken p. 37 Chapter 4 Don't Do What Doesn't Work p. 65 Chapter 5 Measure Twice, Cut Once p. 81 Chapter 6 Don't Be Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish p. 99 Chapter 7 Two's Company, Three's a Crowd p. 113 Chapter 8 Learn to Anticipate the Worst-Case Scenario p. 121 Chapter 9 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day p. 149 Conclusion p. 155 Endnotes p. 157 Index p. 163 About the Authors p. 169 Additional SHRM-Published Books p. 171.