Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice
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Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how our brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions. In this book, Patricia Wolfe makes it clear that before we can effectively match teaching practice to brain functioning, we must first understand how the brain functions. Each chapter provides examples using brief scenarios from actual classroom practice, from the lower elementary grades to high school.
"Wordbank" — a collection of sentences from English-language books, articles, conversations, etc. The Wordbank is part of the "Bank of English", a much larger collection which used to create the definitions and choose the example sentences in the dictionary
Smart Questions Learn to Ask the Right Questions for Powerful Results
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Coursebooks | 23 June 2007
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Smart Questions Learn to Ask the Right Questions for Powerful Results
Smart Questions offers an entirely new framework for creating solutions. Drawn from the authors' many years of research and field experience, the Smart Questions Approach reveals how the leading creators of solutions in almost every profession and walk of life, including business, government, education, and even in families—think and approach their assignments.
The author’s holistic thinking approach shows how to use three “foundation” questions—focusing on uniqueness, purposeful information, and systems—which must be explored for every problem. These three questions, an essential starting point for exploring problems, in turn lead to other key questions that will ultimately create effective solutions.
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The Oxford Companion to the Year An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning
From the historical significance and traditions of each day of the year to the calendars and time-reckoning systems used all over the world throughout history, the Oxford Companion to the Year is chock-full of obscure bits of history, poems, quotations, and illustrations.
This popular book helps bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information, and the greater challenge of critical analysing the things we are told and read. It gives strategies for responding to alternative points of view and will help readers develop a solid foundation for making personal choices about what to accept and what to reject.
