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March 29, 2017
The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning
- Author
- Zull, James E.
- Publisher
- Stylus, Sterling, VA
- ISBN
- 1579220541
- Book Review Link
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9647.00182/abstract
- Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: A new perspective, some struggles, and a hope
ch. 1 The Sweet Edge: Learning is physical - we can understand!
ch. 2 Where we ought to Be: The natural relationship between brain structure and learning
ch. 3 Holding a Just Balance: Brain connections that change data into knowledge
ch. 4 Our Trade and our Art: Evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner
ch. 5 A Feeling of this Business: In the business of reason and memory, feelings count
ch. 6 What we Already Know: To begin, find out about existing neuron networks
ch. 7 Only Connect!: How teachers can change neuronal networks
ch. 8 Sense Luscious: Using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn
ch. 9 Waiting for Unity: Helping people comprehend their experience
ch. 10 The Courageous Leap: Creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex
ch. 11 Test by Trial: Using the motor brain to close the loop of learning
ch. 12 We did this ourselves: Changing the brain through effective use of emotion
Epilogue
Index
About the Author
Neuroscience tells us that the products of the mind -- thought, emotions, artistic creation -- are the result of the interactions of the biological brain with our senses and the physical world: in short, that thinking and learning are the products of a biological process.
This realization, that learning actually alters the brain by changing the number and strength of synapses, offers a powerful foundation for rethinking teaching practice and one's philosophy of teaching.
James Zull invites teachers in higher education or any other setting to accompany him in his exploration of what scientists can tell us about the brain and to discover how this knowledge can influence the practice of teaching. He describes the brain in clear non-technical language and an engaging conversational tone, highlighting its functions and parts and how they interact, and always relating them to the real world of the classroom and his own evolution as a teacher.
"The Art of Changing the Brain" is grounded in the practicalities and challenges of creating effective opportunities for deep and lasting learning, and of dealing with students as unique learners. (From the Publisher)
This realization, that learning actually alters the brain by changing the number and strength of synapses, offers a powerful foundation for rethinking teaching practice and one's philosophy of teaching.
James Zull invites teachers in higher education or any other setting to accompany him in his exploration of what scientists can tell us about the brain and to discover how this knowledge can influence the practice of teaching. He describes the brain in clear non-technical language and an engaging conversational tone, highlighting its functions and parts and how they interact, and always relating them to the real world of the classroom and his own evolution as a teacher.
"The Art of Changing the Brain" is grounded in the practicalities and challenges of creating effective opportunities for deep and lasting learning, and of dealing with students as unique learners. (From the Publisher)