Brain Based Learning by Eric Jensen

385 Pages - Item #: 604-007	ISBN: 1-890460-05-2
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• Stay tuned-in to the cutting-edge research
• A key resource for educators committed to excellence

Did you know there's an explosion of brain research that is shifting the existing paradigms in learning and education? Ninety percent of all books on the brain have been written in the last 5 years. A virtual bonanza of neuroscience discovery is revealing astonishing insights about the brain and learning. These dramatic new models are a spellbinding hybrid of powerful research on the role of emotions, bio-clocks, stress, threat, environment, and learning. Hear what the Nobel laureates say about the brain, attention, emotions, thinking, memory, assessment, and intelligence. Then relax as the author weaves all the latest explosive discoveries into something immediate, specific, and easy-to-implement the very next workday. This book may revolutionize the way you teach, train, or serve as a change agent, parent, or administrator. Applies to All Levels. (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Learning Smarter by Eric Jensen with Michael Dabney

234 Pages - Item #: 604-019	ISBN: 1-890460-09-5
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• Get a year’s worth of research on the brain and learning in one concise volume
• Discover more than 500 practical applications for diverse learning environments
• Know that what you're doing is what the research suggests you ought to do

The brain-based movement is no longer an infant; in fact, it’s more than a decade old. And, what have we learned? It’s time to teach smarter, not harder! This fully cited reference translates the latest research and offers action steps for boosting cognition, test scores, memory, nutrition, achievement, and early development. Learning Smarter is a collection of the year’s best contributions from LearningBrain News, an online subscription-based publication that reaches thousands of schools and individuals each month. Stay abreast of the latest findings on the brain and learning with these concise research updates translated for immediate classroom application. Each of the nearly one hundred reader-friendly briefs closes with “Action Steps” and a complete list of references. Applies to All Levels. 234 pages ©2001 (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning by Eric Jensen

104 Pages - Item #: 604-006	ISBN: 1-890460-00-1
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Treat your brain to a good book, then motivate your students with a new approach to learning. This teacher-friendly resource will introduce you to the key principles of brain-compatible teaching and learning. Presented in an easy-to-read format, you will discover just how simple it is to orchestrate a classroom fit for the twenty-first century. Begin this enjoyable journey today. Applies to Pre-K-12. (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Different Brains, Different Learners: How to Reach the Hard to Reach by Eric Jensen

176 Pages - Item #: 604-012	ISBN: 1-890460-08-7
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• Learn to identify the 11 most frustrating student types
• Apply brain-based strategies to help your most challenged students
• Crack the code of misbehavior and learning challenges
• Transform frustration into hope and positive accomplishment

Nearly 40% of all students have some kind of learning impairment, yet many go undetected. Finally, a practical comprehensive guide has been written that links the latest brain research with teaching strategies to reach your most frustrating, hard-to-reach learners. This brilliant new book with color illustrations is packed with powerful tools, techniques, and strategies that can actually help students improve brain function without resorting to Ritalin or other medical interventions. Jensen presents a succinct overview of the key factors that prevent students from achieving, as well as a concise outline for identifying the symptoms and causes of prevalent impairments, such as oppositional-defiant disorder, attention deficit, dyslexia, hyperactivity, depression, auditory processing deficits, delayed sleep disorder, and more. Most importantly, you'll learn what to do once you've identified the disorder. Arm yourself with powerful knowledge for solving difficult learning problems; and discover specific how-to strategies for turning a borderline student into a confident achiever. Get started immediately with a step-by-step action plan! Applies to All Levels. (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Classroom Activators: 64 Novel Ways to Energize Learners by Jerry Evanski, EdD, Foreword by Eric Jensen

141 Pages - Item #: 604-013	ISBN: 1-890460-40-0
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This handy, pocket-sized guide shows you how to put a new twist on your teaching and training practices to stimulate and invigorate learners. Each of the three sections—Environmental, Instructor and Student—presents specific state-changing activities and the brain research behind them. Strategies are geared most towards secondary level, but are adaptable for any age group including primary and collegiate. You'll be amazed how simple changes in the way you present material or arrange the classroom can capture students’ interest and keep them focused. So, shake things up a bit and see results immediately! (Part Theory, Part Practical) - All grades

Sensorcises: Active Enrichment for the “Out-of-Step” Learner by Laurie Glazener, Foreword by Eric Jensen

138 Pages - Item #: 604-107	ISBN: 1-890460-39-7
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Many “problem students” are not lazy; they simply lack the physical skills needed to sit still, pay attention, hold a pencil or track a line of print across a page. Sensorcises help students develop the very basic sensory skills needed for learning. Learn how to address the needs of these learners and develop the sensory motor skills they need to succeed. This useful resource explores the REAL technique—Relax, Energize, Activate and Lead—and shows you how to design activity sequences that will help ready students with sensory dysfunction to learn. Each research-based activity is fully described and illustrated with photographs to assist with classroom implementation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES:

• Introduction to Sensorcises
• Relax
• Energize Cellular Communication
• Activate Large Muscles for Optimal Learning
• Lead “Sense”-ibly
• Getting Started: How to Design Your Own Sequences.

(All Practical Applications) (Grades K–5)

Learning with the Body in Mind by Eric Jensen

122 Pages - Item #: 604-003	ISBN: 1-890460-07-9
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• Discover the learning benefits of games, energizers, play, and P.E.
• Get up to date with the newest research on the mind-body connection
• Join the ranks of educators successfully integrating movement arts into the curriculum

Once considered “extra-curricular,” research now suggests that movement activities are integral to the learning process. From role plays and school theatrical productions to relays and challenge courses, learning is activated when the body is involved. Whether you're an elementary-school teacher or a high-school math instructor discover how to increase intrinsic motivation, improve attitudes, strengthen memory, and boost achievement through the movement arts. This highly readable new resource offers a valuable compendium of practical strategies backed by clinical and classroom research for engaging all learners at all levels. Explore the possibility that more activity, more wisely applied, will make a significant, positive, and lasting contribution to the lives of your learners. Applies to All Levels. (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Music with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen

122 Pages - Item #: 604-002	ISBN: 1-890460-06-0
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• Discover how music supports learning
• Get specific links to solid research and more than 200 practical suggestions
• Learn how to boost achievement, motivation, and recall

Although compelling evidence supports the value of the musical arts in school, many of us still fight for its inclusion. This timely new resource translates the latest brain and music research and provides practical strategies for incorporating the musical arts at all levels. With sections on both theory and classroom applications, you'll find it easy to put the science into practice immediately and convince others of its benefits. From a primer on how the body hears music to music's impact on stress level, perceptual-motor skills, memory, and emotional intelligence, you're in for a super-sonic feast of facts and findings. Included are tips for choosing music and the various benefits of different music types. There is no other book on the market like this one. Applies to All Levels.(Part Theory, Part Practical)

Soundtracks for Learning: Using Music in the Classroom by Chris Brewer

298 Pages - Item #: 608-001	ISBN: 978-0-9655825-4-4
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You'll be amazed at how dynamic your teaching becomes with this easy-to-use guide for using music to increase memory of facts, energize attention, and motivate learning. Plus you'll be delighted to find that music makes classroom management enjoyable. Based on 30 years of classroom experience, this ground-breaking new book highlights the most-recent brain research that explains how and why music transforms learning and then translates the key elements into practical application. Each of the 150 tried-and-true activities gives you and your students a way to make learning more exciting. This must-have resource gives you effective strategies for using music to complement the learning cycle---prepare for successful learning, present memorable lessons and reviews, and practice with musical activities that boost achievement. A full 20 pages of music suggestions make it simple to add a new dimension to your teaching by giving you lists of the best music to use throughout the day. Whether you are a school teacher or a corporate trainer, you'll find this book the best resource yet for gaining successful strategies that make your teaching easier.

Super Teaching by Eric Jensen

342 Pages - Item #: 604-009	ISBN: 1-890460-02-8
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• The teacher’s “bible”
• Achieve fabulous results

Get the book that makes your job easier! If you have already purchased an earlier version, it's time to upgrade. Check the cover. If it does not say, “New Easy-to-Read Format” you need this re-edited third edition whether you're starting up new this year or have 30 years of experience. This best seller is jam-packed with hundreds of teaching ideas, classroom strategies, and valuable information on how to reach nearly every student, every time. Thousands of satisfied customers worldwide! Applies to All Levels. 343 pages (Part Theory, Part Practical)

A New View of AD/HD: Success Strategies for Teaching the Impulsive Learner by Eric Jensen

71 Pages - Item #: 604-018	ISBN: 1-890460-23-0
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• Imagine your AD/HD students among the most successful in your classroom!
• Learn to identify positive AD/HD traits

Diagnoses of AD/HD are exploding in the student population. As a teacher, administrator, staff developer or counselor, it is up to you to meet the needs of these students. This remarkable new book gives educators and parents "hope" as it examines the positive attributes of AD/HD and builds on the characteristic strengths. By embracing, rather than resisting differences in AD/HD students, a very productive and rewarding learning relationship is possible. A New View of AD/HD does a great job of examining the most current research and offering practical insight into how to get the best out of these distracted students. A common-sense approach offers concise action steps that really work. Your frustration will be dramatically reduced when you understand how to identify and teach to strengths instead of focusing on areas of weakness. You'll be amazed by how much more effective you'll be! (All Grades) (Part Theory, Part Practical)

The Great Memory Book by Karen Markowitz, MS and Eric Jensen, MA 

104 Pages - Item #: 404-005	ISBN: 1-890460-04-4
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• Explore the latest research on memory and how it applies to learning
• Increase motivation and confidence
• Boost classroom learning

This dynamic learning resource is a great tool for anyone wanting to achieve memory excellence. From its primer on brain biology to discussions on neuro-nutrients and mnemonics, The Great Memory Book opens the door to optimal memory functioning by introducing you to the latest research on memory and how it applies to learning. In addition to gaining specific simple techniques for recalling names, faces, facts, formulas, definitions, foreign language words, accurate spelling, lists, and more, you'll find answers to such intriguing questions as;

• When does a person reach their memory peak?
• How does our memory change as we age?
• How can you help others be less absentminded?
• When do children begin to remember?
• What is false memory?
• What does the research say about memory supplements?
• Are there treatments to aid the failing memory of Alzheimer patients?
• What can I do to maintain my memory into the golden years?
• How can I better remember what I learn in school? And,
• What foods enhance memory? The interactive nature of this book means you'll not only enjoy the process, but you'll also remember what you've learned. Applies to All Levels.

Brain-Compatible Strategies by Eric Jensen

205 Pages - Item #: 604-008	ISBN:
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500+ easy-to-use, great-for-the-brain learning activities

This exciting book will get you fired up about teaching all over again! It contains a virtual gold mine of creative, ready-to-use ideas to motivate, inspire, and encourage your students. If you're already hooked on brain-compatible learning, but are the practical type, this book is for you. It's 90% action steps and just 10% background and theory. This powerful little resource will be one of your most well-thumbed references. At this price, get one for yourself and one for a friend. Applies to Pre-K-12. (All Practical Applications)

Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today's Adolescents by Sheryl Feinstein EdD, Foreword by Eric Jensen

Pages - Item #: 604-021	ISBN:
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188 Instructional Strategies that Will Help You Lead Teenage Learners to Academic Success.

The weather is more predictable than the average teen. Suddenly, even the brightest and most cooperative students become argumentative and distracted. The good news is there are ways you can navigate these abrupt shifts and still be an effective teacher. The bad news? You have to navigate these abrupt shifts to be an effective teacher. Recent neuroscience findings have revealed that the teenage brain is actually undergoing developmental changes that can cause extremely erratic behavior. Although you can’t change these behaviors, this new strategy-packed resource demonstrates ways you can adapt your teaching style to effectively reach and teach teens. You'll be entertained by the accounts of real-life experiences (you might recognize these teens from your classroom!) and then enlightened by the research-based teaching strategies for creating a more academically AND emotionally productive classroom. Grades 6 - 12. (Part Theory, Part Practical)

Sizzle and Substance: Presenting With the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen

272 Pages - Item #: 604-005	ISBN: 0-9637832-9-7
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500+ easy-to-use, great-for-the-brain learning activities

You've seen the best-selling books on brain-compatible teaching, now you can get the same ground-shaking insights applied to training. This idea-packed guidebook walks you through the process of planning a brain-friendly presentation guaranteed to win raving fans every time.

Topics include:

• Preparing to Sizzle
• Openings That Ignite a Room
• Essential Sparks
• Fires That Inspire the Mind, and
• Carrying the Torch.

Sizzle & Substance offers so many ingenious ideas and proven success strategies that trainers who read it will be years ahead of their competition. This is definitely an investment that will pay generous dividends over the short- and long-term. Be one of the first to get on the fast-track train to brain-compatible training and development. (All Practical Applications)