Fierce Teaching
Purpose, Passion, and What Matters Most
Edited by:
- Eric Jensen - Jensen Learning, Maunaloa, HI
September 2008 | 120 pages | Corwin
Transform students' learning experiences with brain-friendly strategies that work every time, in every setting! Noted brain expert Eric Jensen shows teachers how they can achieve consistent, positive teaching and learning results using powerful brain-compatible teaching methods that meet specific criteria.
This reader-friendly model covers both process and content and identifies specific characteristics of successful strategies, including techniques that are:
- Easy to learn and implementAdaptable for differentiated instruction and individual learning styles
- Applicable to all grade levels
- Teacher-tested and proven to deliver results in any school setting
- Aligned with current brain and cognitive science research
Preface
About the Author
Introduction
Strategy Number 1. Body and Emotional Connections Made
Strategy Number 2. Feedback and Error Correction
Strategy Number 3. Input-to-Output Ratio
Strategy Number 4. Elaboration for Depth
Strategy Number 5. Recall and Memory Management
Strategy Number 6. Content Coherence
Strategy Number 7. Environmental Management
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
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Minnetonka Public Schools, MN
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Houston Independent School District, TX