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Why the brain matters : a teacher explores neuroscience / Jon Tibke.

by Tibke, Jon, author.

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Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2019.

Educational psychology.

Cognitive neuroscience.

9781473992900 (hardcover)

1473992907 (hardcover)

9781473992917 (paperback) :

1473992915 (paperback)

x, 204 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Chapter 1: Why do you need to know anything about the brain? -- Chapter 2: What should you know about the brain? -- Chapter 3: What your pupils should know about their brains -- Chapter 4: The neuromyths -- Chapter 5: How to keep up with reliable and accurate information -- Chapter 6: The brain and the pre-school, primary and secondary school years -- Chapter 7: How can schools become involved in and influence research? -- Chapter 8: Famous brains in education: Temple Grandin and Barbara Arrowsmith-Young -- Chapter 9: Skills, learning needs and the brain -- Chapter 10: What lies ahead?

In this book, teacher, education consultant and researcher Jon Tibke fact-checks prevailing 'neuromyths' by shining a light on what scientific research is truly relevant for the classroom and exploring the current limits of our understanding. Evidence-informed and complemented by thought-provoking practical tasks, this book will challenge you to think critically about the human body's most complex organ--Page [4] of cover.

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