Learning & Memory: The Brain in Action

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About

Brain research is much in the news, but what is its relevance in the classroom? Are there ways to take what brain researchers are discovering about learning and memory and apply it to the situations that educators face every day? Practicing teacher and author Marilee Sprenger tells how to do just that in this book. Sprenger has spent years studying neurological research and training other educators in brain-compatible teaching method. This backgound, combined with her long career as a classroom teacher, has given her priceless knowledge of what works in a multitude of classroom situations.

Dedication

Preface and Acknowledgments

Losing Your Mind: The Function of Brain Cells

Chicken Soup for the Brain: The Effects of Brain Chemicals

Pieces and Parts: The Anatomy of the Brain

Strolling Down Memory Lanes: Memory and Storage Systems

About the authors

Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.

Sprenger is the author of 18 books on the brain and learning. As a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Sprenger stays abreast of the latest brain research and its applications. Her research-based, hands-on approach to professional development leaves educators with dozens of strategies to implement immediately in the classroom.