I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.
I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.
I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.
Bransford, J.D., A. L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. (2000). How people learn: brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 206-230. An Annotation by Jeff Ayer Although this particular chapter, entitled “Technology to Support Learning,” is extremely [...]
Goldman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York, NY: Bantam. An Annotation Another outstanding book explaining the power of emotions in the human experience. The idea here is that a person’s ability to recognize, [...]
The Biggest Ideas. Com: Changing How We See, Changing How We Act (2003). You have three brains. Retrieved July 11, 2008, from http://www.thebiggestideas.com/cgi-bin/viewps.cgi?you_have_three_brainsps.txt An Annotation A great metaphorical explanation of the anatomy of the brain from an evolutionary perspective and [...]
James, A. (2007). Teaching the male brain: How boys think, feel, and learn in school. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. An Annotation By far the best book I’ve found explaining both brain-based and social sex differences and their implications for [...]
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