Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to Classroom Practice

Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching As the 21st century ushers in the era of Common Core State Standards, the goal of teaching expands from a basic transmission of facts to the development of cognitive skills that equip students to achieve more of their unique potential. This seminal book focuses on five essential concepts from neuroeducation that should underlie all teaching decisions: (1) neuroplasticity, findings that the structu... Full description