TEACHING SMARTER WITH THE BRAIN IN FOCUS
by Sarah Armstrong

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Our brains work best under optimal conditions we think more creatively, we absorb information quickly, and we produce better work. So how do we create those conditions in a classroom setting to help all of our students achieve? This guide shows teachers how to use simple research-supported strategies in any lesson to improve students' engagement, productivity, and capacity to learn. Among the brain-boosting tools teachers can use tomorrow are innovative graphic organizers and note-taking techniques, review activities that help students memorize content-area information, questioning tips for improving students' abilities think critically, and practical ways to differentiate lessons for all learners. For use with Grades 3-8.

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"This is a must read for every K-12 teacher, so put it at the top of your summer reading professional study stack! Sarah Armstrong shows us how aspects of brain research inform best practice in teaching, how we plan lessons, and how we respond to teachers. Readable, accessible, and chock full of literacy stories, you'll return to parts of this book again and again as you plan lessons and develop scaffolds and reteaching strategies."

Laura Robb, International Consultant and Author of Differentiating Reading Instruction, Teaching Reading in Middle School and other books for teachers.


"If you're an educator who's found current brain research fascinating but isn't certain how it applies to the classroom, this book is for you! Armstrong has written a practical and scientifically accurate guide that's filled with hundreds of "use tomorrow" strategies designed to increase student engagement in, and understanding of, any curricular area. The strategies described are ones Armstrong has used successfully herself with many students of all ages. Teachers will find her explanation of the research and directions for implementing strategies clear and accessible."

Pat Wolfe, educator, author, and expert on brain research in education. Pat Wolfe has conducted workshops for thousands of administrators, teachers, boards of education and parents in schools and districts throughout the United States and in over 50 countries internationally on the application of brain research to educational practice. She is an award-winning author and has appeared on numerous videotape series, satellite broadcasts, radio shows, and television programs.