The art of changing the brain : enriching teaching by exploring the biology of learning

Zull, James E. (James Ellwood) 1939- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1579220541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The sweet edge: learning is physical - we can understand! -- Foundations -- Where we ought to be: the natural relationship between brain structure and learning -- Holding a just balance: brain connections that change data into knowledge -- Our trade and our art: evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner -- A feeling of this business: in the business of reason and memory, feelings count -- Knowledge, neuronal networks, change, and recommendations for the teacher -- What we already know: to begin, find out about existing neuron networks -- Only connect! How teachers can change neuronal networks -- Using more of the cerebral cortex to deepen learning -- Sense luscious: using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn -- Waiting for unity: helping people comprehend their experience -- The courageous leap: creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex -- Test by trial: using the motor brain to close the loop of learning -- We did this ourselves: changing the brain through effective use of emotion.