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Brain-friendly Teacher: How to Create Lasting Learning through Classroom Design & Instruction
All the practical strategies in this book are based on the true science of teaching and learning. They are divided by brain-friendly classroom design, instructional strategies, and classroom atmosphere based on how they can engage/energize, focus, and calm your students’ brains. This book has hundreds of practical and simple strategies to implement right away in your classroom for meaningful and lasting learning. No more guessing at the time of decorating your classroom, choosing instructional strategies, and building your classroom atmosphere! This book is a manual to have on your desk at all times!
- GenresEducation
238 pages, Paperback
Published June 26, 2022
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August 11, 2024
This received some raves ona teahcer's page over at Facebook so I grabbed a copy and while it refreshed me on some things I could do in the classroom, it didn't live up to the hype.
For a book about brain-friendly learning, it's a shame she didn't start with science and biology, showing how each of her steps enhanced the brain.
It's filled with bullet points and way too many exclamation points. The bullet points were long lists of things we could do for whatever point was being made, but in many cases, some context was required. What works in elementary school certainly doesn't work in high school. Most of us don't have classrooms big enough to accommodate many of her tips, but she doesn't suggest how to make smaller spaces work. Nor does she differentiate what can be accomplished in my 44-minute class versus a 90-minute block.
There's some good refresher material here, but too much is left unexplained.
The book needed a serious copy editor and proofreader, as well as a book designer who would design it as a book, not as a printed blog. Illustrations would certainly have been welcome.
For a book about brain-friendly learning, it's a shame she didn't start with science and biology, showing how each of her steps enhanced the brain.
It's filled with bullet points and way too many exclamation points. The bullet points were long lists of things we could do for whatever point was being made, but in many cases, some context was required. What works in elementary school certainly doesn't work in high school. Most of us don't have classrooms big enough to accommodate many of her tips, but she doesn't suggest how to make smaller spaces work. Nor does she differentiate what can be accomplished in my 44-minute class versus a 90-minute block.
There's some good refresher material here, but too much is left unexplained.
The book needed a serious copy editor and proofreader, as well as a book designer who would design it as a book, not as a printed blog. Illustrations would certainly have been welcome.
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