How the Brain Learns Mathematics

Sousa, David A.

ISBN 10: 1483368467 / ISBN 13: 9781483368467

Verlag: Corwin, 2014

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 202859

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: How the Brain Learns Mathematics
• Verlag: Corwin
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1483368467
• ISBN-13: 9781483368467
• Einband: paperback
• Auflage: Second.
• Zustand: Good condition
• Gewicht: 25 Unzen

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Inhaltsangabe

To reach all your math students, use your brain—and theirs, too!

This updated bestseller takes readers to the next level with new brain-friendly strategies backed by the latest research and even more ways to seamlessly incorporate what you learn about your students’ developing minds into your math classroom. Discover the cognitive mechanisms for learning math, explore factors that contribute to learning difficulties, and follow a four-step teaching model that relates classroom experience to real-world applications. Features include:

 

• New strategies for motivating adolescents
• Integration of the arts into mathematics instruction
• New information on how technology affects attention and memory
• Expanded sections on number sense and ELL instruction
• More than 160 new references

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David A. Sousa, EdD, is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of more than a dozen books that translate brain research into strategies for improving learning. He has presented to more than 200,000 educators across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He has taught high school chemistry and served in administrative positions, including superintendent of schools. He was an adjunct professor of education at Seton Hall University and a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University. Dr. Sousa has edited science books and published dozens of articles in leading journals. His books have been published in French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Korean, and several other languages. He is past president of the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward) and has received honorary degrees and awards for his commitment to research, professional development, and science education. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show and National Public Radio to discuss his work with schools using brain research.