Think Big, Start Small: How to Differentiate Instruction in a Brain-Friendly Classroom

In Think Big, Start Small, the authors submit that while differentiation is the core of the art and science of teaching, a teacher may not be effective in the classroom without a basic understanding of how the human brain grows, develops, and learns. This easy-to-comprehend guide pares down the vast field of neuroscience and covers the brain basics that affect your classroom the most.

These brain basics will serve as a solid foundation for designing your classroom environments, curricula, and instructional strategies. Ultimately, you'll learn to examine and consider learning preferences and the thoughts and behaviors of your students to create a classroom that enhances learning.

Benefits

* Provides neuroscience research on learning, attention, memory, emotions, and stress

* Explores how these layered factors manifest in the classroom

* Shows how to create a safe and secure brain-friendly environment that maximizes student learning

* Offers low-prep and high-yield strategies for assessing student knowledge, interests, and preferences

* Illuminates how simple changes in the presentation of your information can engage students more quickly