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“How We Learn”: Wise Teaching Guidance from a Really Brainy...
How We Learn, by Stanislas Dehaene, offers a rich and fascinating look at human brains, their ways of learning, and the best ways to teach them. Continue reading
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Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by...
Teaching is an emotionally and cognitively demanding job, a fact that the public does not…
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The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How...
New York University Professor and National Academy of Sciences member Joseph LeDoux recently published The…
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Battles Worth Fighting: “What the Academy Taught Us”
A recent book on changing school systems offers valuable advice to teachers interested in psychology and neuroscience research. Continue reading
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence–The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice...
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence guides readers through a meditative practice based on…
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversities...
Nadine Burke Harris explains that she wrote The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of…
Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching by...
Far too many children are not learning to read well. New research about reading has…
A New Book on Dual Coding (That Redefines the Word...
Oliver Caviglioli’s genre-bending book both explains Dual Coding, and exemplifies Dual Coding in its structure and organization. You’ll think differently about teaching, and even about reading books. Continue reading
Clarity for Learning: Five Essential Practices That Empower Students and...
One of the most effective ways to enhance students’ learning is by clarifying what the…
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Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning by Linda Darling-Hammond and Jennie...
Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning by renowned education scholars, Linda Darling-Hammond and Jeannie Oakes, shows that…