How the Brain Learns

Deliver game-changing—and brain-changing—results for your students

Research on the brain continues to evolve, providing fresh insights educators can use to guide students toward success. In the sixth edition of this international bestseller, world-renowned educational neuroscience consultant David Sousa once again translates that research into concrete actions and strategies for the classroom.

Featuring important updates and brand-new findings, the latest edition includes:

Key Features:

• New information on memory systems, especially the changes in working memory capacity
• Updated research on how the explosion of technology may be affecting the brain
• Current findings on brain organisation and learning and revised sections on hemispheric specialisation
• Evidence that supports the value of the arts in improving cognitive processing and creativity
• An expanded resources section with links to reliable information on the brain
• More than 150 new or updated references
• Connects Bloom's Taxonomy more closely with current instructional strategies such as teaming, flipped classrooms, project/maker learning, etc.

Revision plan includes the following changes and updates:

• Expand on the growth of educational neuroscience
• Introduce notion of teachers as 'brain-changers'
• Add more on mirror neurons
• Add a new section on social-emotional learning (SEL)
• Address notion of expanding SEL to SECL so that the cognitive component of learning is integrated
• Revise "windows of opportunity" section
• Expand section on mindset to include cautions in using it
• Add new videos
• Include effective brain-compatible ways to use the Internet and on-line learning, and how to avoid the serious perils that they can present
• Add a section on the importance of student engagement, especially through the use of academic teams (with accompanying research results)
• Revise chapter on transfer
• Connect Bloom's Taxonomy more closely with current instructional strategies such as teaming, flipped classrooms, project/maker learning, etc.

Whether you’re already a fan of brain-compatible learning or just getting started on this exciting approach to teaching and learning, How the Brain Learns will set your neurons firing—and give you the tools you need to help students succeed.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Basic Brain Facts

Chapter 2: How the Brain Processes Information

Chapter 3: Memory, Retention, and Learning

Chapter 4: The Power of Transfer

Chapter 5: Brain Organization and Learning

Chapter 6: Learning to Read and Learning Mathematics

Chapter 7: The Brain and the Arts

Chapter 8: Thinking Skills and Learning

Chapter 9: Putting It All Together

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