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Uncommon sense teaching : practical insights in brain science to help students learn  Cover Image Book Book

Uncommon sense teaching : practical insights in brain science to help students learn / Barbara Oakley, PhD, Beth Rogowsky, EdD, and Terrence J. Sejnowski, PhD.

Summary:

"A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593329733
  • ISBN: 0593329732
  • Physical Description: xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A TarcherPerigee Book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A note to our teacher-readers -- Building memory: How students fool themselves into thinking they're learning -- Teaching inclusively: The importance of working memory capacity -- Active learning: The declarative pathway -- Remedies for procrastination -- How human brains evolved-and why this matters for your teaching -- Active learning: The procedural pathway and how to enhance and merge declarative and procedural approaches -- Building community through habits -- Linking learners: The power of collaborative learning -- Online teaching with personality and flair -- Charting your course to the finish line: The power of lesson plans -- Farewell and hello!
Subject: Teachers > In-service training.
Educational psychology.
Active learning.
Learning strategies.
Effective teaching.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Lansdowne Library LB 1731 O32 2021 (Text) 26040003462450 Teaching & Learning Volume hold Available -


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