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Item Nr: B 96914 Title: Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students
Grade Lvl: T Author: Armstrong, Thomas
Length: 207 Prod/Pub: ASCD
Copyright: 2016 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 1 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Looks at the teenage brain from an empathetic, strength-based perspective—and describes how educators can make the most of their students’ potential. Grounded in current neurological research, this book explains how the adolescent brain works and proposes eight instructional elements to: Help students develop the ability to think; Make healthy choices; Regulate their emotions; Handle social conflict; Consolidate their identities; Learn enough about the world to move into adulthood with dignity and grace.

  Subjects:
  10 - ADOLESCENCE
  12 - ADULT EDUCATION
  226 - BRAIN
  233 - BRAIN-BASED LEARNING/RESEARCH
  428 - EDUCATION--CURRICULA/CURRICULUM
  432 - EDUCATION--RESEARCH
  433 - EDUCATION, SECONDARY
  1591 - INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING & PREPARATION
  1941 - INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
  1944 - INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
  631 - INTELLECT
  1414 - LEARNING STYLES
  1593 - PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION