Posts Tagged ‘teaching’
From Distress to De-Stress: helping anxious, worried kids (Part 2 of 2)
Last week, in this article’s first part, we discussed the importance of actually teaching children how to get themselves into a physical state of being relaxed, explored several suggestions I hope you found useful. Let’s continue. Teachers can help student overcome stress by teaching them to identify the impediments they might encounter in doing a…
Read MoreFrom Distress to De-Stress: helping anxious, worried kids (Part 1 of 2)
Teaching kids how to relax. Consider this vignette: ‑Roxanne: (agitated and loudly) I can’t stand this freakin book! ‑Teacher: Roxanne, you need to take it easy. Just calm down! Try to relax.You need to finish your reading. ‑Roxanne: (to herself) Right easy for you to say, teacher. But very hard for me to do. What do…
Read MoreTop 10 Cognitive Health and Brain Fitness Books
Here you have The 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains’ readers during 2008. Enjoy! 1. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Pear Press, March 2008) — Dr. John Medina, Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific…
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Read MoreTeaching is the art of changing the brain
James Zull is a professor of Biology. He is also Director Emeritus of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. These roles most assuredly coalesced in his 2002 book, The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning.…
Read MoreShould Social-Emotional Learning Be Part of Academic Curriculum?
The Secret to Success New research says social-emotional learning helps students in every way. — by Daniel Goleman Schools are beginning to offer an increasing number of courses in social and emotional intelligence, teaching students how to better understand their own emotions and the emotions of others. It sounds warm and fuzzy, but it’s a trend…
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