Brain-compatible learning for the block. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: R. Bruce Williams, Steven E. Dunn.
• Other Names: Williams, R. Bruce; Dunn, Steven E
• Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction: Tools of the Trade; 1. Physiology and Philosophy; The Brain's Structure and Function; Brain-Compatibility and Multifaceted Learning; Brain-Compatible Learning Climate; Sample Four-Phase Lesson--What's On Your Mind?; Reflective Questions; 2. Four-Phase Lesson and Unit Design; Inquiring-Gathering-Processing-Applying; Four Phases Assist in Schema Development; Essential Questions; Attend--Experience--Reflect; Internal Structure; Integrated Assessment; Compare/Contrast Four-Phase Lesson With Traditional Lessons; Benefits of Four-Phase Lesson Design; Planning a Unit and a Lesson; Reflective Questions; 3. Extended Time Formats Including Block Scheduling; Time for Brain-Compatible Learning; Alternative Scheduling Formats; Sample Four-Phase Lesson: Can Prejudice Kill a Mockingbird?; Reflective Questions; 4. Content and Curriculum; To Cover or to Catalyze Learning?; Prioritizing Curriculum in Extended Time Formats; Brain-Compatible Curriculum; Sample Four-Phase Lesson: Circles That Cycle; Reflective Questions; 5. The Art and Science of Teaching in Extended Time Formats; Opportunity for Growth and Change; Energizing Educational Principles; Brain-Compatible Instructional Strategies; Professional Learning Communities: Pathway to a New Paradigm; Reflective Questions; 6. Assessment: Measuring Achievement and Growth in Extended Time Formats; The Right Stuff; Caught in the Act of Learning: Authentic Assessment; Assessment for Learning; No Child Left Behind (NCLB); Testing Matters; Assessment in Four-Phase Lesson and Unit Design; Sample Four Phase Lesson: Science Schmience or Who Framed Sir Isaac; Reflective Questions; Bibliography; Index;
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 371.2/42; Block scheduling (Education); Learning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452293752; 1452293759
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.