Explains to educators the neuropsychological functions of the brain during learning and how the brain and learning are affected by health, stress, and teaching approaches. Also suggests how the information can be used to help design and run more effective learning experiences for students. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain

Education & Teaching

Caine, Renate Nummela

Caine, Geoffrey

Schools & Teaching

Addison-Wesley

Everyone agrees that improving education is vital, but people disagree on what to do. Business, parents, politicians, the media and educators all voice strong and conflicting opinions. The public needs to have the issues clarified, and to see a path that will work.There ARE ways to raise standards, but most current education reform is moving in precisely the wrong direction. The key to higher test results is to teach so that students can show what they know through real-world performance. Read this book to discover what does and does not work at every grade level, and learn what actions you can take.Features:· Sheds light on the competing points of view. · Explains how traditional teaching, testing and schooling developed. · Describes a more powerful approach to education that engages student brains much more effectively. · Shows how great schools and ordinary people from around the world use this "guided experience" approach. · Explains why public education resists change, no matter what research proves.

The Brain, Education, and the Competitive Edge

R&L Education

This book explains how traditional teaching, testing and schooling developed. It describes a more powerful approach to education that engages student brains much more effectively. It shows how great schools and ordinary people from around the world use this 'guided experience' approach. And it explains why public education resists change, no matter what research proves.

What happens when learning theory meets the reality of the classroom? In this book, you'll find out what happened when Renate and Geoffrey Caine took their theory of learning, which is based on a wholistic interpretation of brain research, and strived to bring it to life in two schools. The Caines' work represents a new way of looking at learning and change. Forming the foundation are brain/mind learning principles that describe how the brain, mind, and body work together. The book details the Caines' work in the schools, reports the results, and introduces surprising conclusions about how educators will have to think and function to succeed in the 21st century. The Caines believe that society as a whole is poised on the edge of chaos--and possibility. Education is being pulled into that turbulence, and educators have an opportunity to participate in influencing its direction. By incorporating traditional and brain-based approaches to instruction, the authors offer the means--education on the edge of possibility.

Education on the Edge of Possibility

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Renate and Geoffrey Caine believe that education today is like Dr. Dolittle's "Push me-Pull you" creature, with a head at each end, making it face two directions. One piece is moving forward, another wants to go back, and the middle feels the tension. That tension is what creates opportunities for new possibilities. In the new ASCD book Education on the Edge of Possibility, the Caines begin to explore those possibilities by detailing how they strived to bring their theory of learning to life in two schools. Their theory is based on a wholistic interpretation of brain research in which brain, mind, and body work together to form a dynamic unity. 
Unleashing the Power of Perceptual Change continues their exploration by unveiling what the authors call perceptual orientations, differing views of reality that frame the ways people think about education and teaching. The Caines believe that unleashing genuine student potential requires educators with a particular outlook on reality. That outlook includes an appreciation for the interconnectedness of everything. 
In the authors' view, the key to successfully transforming education so that students guide their own learning lies in educators' ability to transform themselves, to change their perceptual orientation. This book documents the voyage of exploration as the Caines watched teachers change from individuals who use traditional teaching and beliefs about learning to those who are at home with messy, rich, complex environments where possibility and opportunity rule. Their approach provides a glimpse of the many options open to educators.

Unleashing the Power of Perceptual Change: The Potential of Brain-Based Teaching

Assn for Supervision & Curriculum

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: The Fieldbook for Making Connections, Teaching, and the Human Brain

This resource will introduce readers to the renowned 12 organizing principles for how the brain learns and explain how to use that knowledge for student learning.

McClintic, Carol Lynn

Klimek, Karl J.

Corwin

Raise the bar with the best of what is known about how the brain/mind learns Higher-order skills such as critical thinking, planning, decision-making and persistence are the key to success for today’s stud

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Teach for the Development of Higher-Order Thinking and Executive Function

Optimize learning and realize human potential with this step-by-step guide. The Re-Enchantment of Learning takes you through a ten-week process. Each chapter begins with information and inspiration to give you a foundation for the activities at the end. More than 120 process and reflection activities engage you in ongoing practice-individually, in groups, and in the classroom. Boost your effectiveness in meeting today's challenges with strategies based on the new sciences. Applications of these field-tested methods have resulted in higher student grades and test scores. And more importantly, dramatic transformations are evidenced by- Personal lives taking on a renewed sense of meaning Administrators focusing on bringing out the best in everyone Students taking pride in their work, behavior, and classrooms Bring the power of learning alive in your life and the lives of your students. You'll find- Brain-based teaching explained in a way that every teacher or school can build upon New ways to perceive the world and how to bring connection and a sense of wonder back into the classroom Specific processes to develop the skills necessary to approach teaching at the highest level Innovative ways to tap creativity and originality with responsive learning approaches

The Re-Enchantment of Learning: A Manual for Teacher Renewal and Classroom Transformation

Crowell, Sam

This landmark book has been radically revised and updated with the best, latest information from brain research and teacher feedback. Teachers, administrators, and policy-makers will have a road map for staff development and school change that clarifies the personal and systemic changes that schools need to make for success in the 21st century. Provided are updated material in a field where knowledge has expanded rapidly over the last six years; 12 brain/mind principles with a greater emphasis on the social brain and the developmental aspects of learning; emphasis on the education of the whole child rather than a focus on individual subjects; clarification of what high standards really are and what it takes to reach them; and a small-group process for creating a climate of safety and challenge for teachers and administrators.

MindShifts: A Brain-Compatible Process for Professional Development and the Renewal of Education

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Chicago Review Press

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Books by Caine, Renate Nummela

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Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain

The Brain, Education, and the Competitive Edge

The Brain, Education, and the Competitive Edge

Education on the Edge of Possibility

Unleashing the Power of Perceptual Change: The Potential of Brain-Based Teaching

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: The Fieldbook for Making Connections, Teaching, and the Human Brain

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: The Fieldbook for Making Connections, Teaching, and the Human Brain

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Teach for the Development of Higher-Order Thinking and Executive Function

The Re-Enchantment of Learning: A Manual for Teacher Renewal and Classroom Transformation

MindShifts: A Brain-Compatible Process for Professional Development and the Renewal of Education