The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning (Paperback)

INTRODUCTION A new perspective, some struggles, and a hope 1. THE SWEET EDGE Learning is physical?we can understand! PART I: FOUNDATIONS 2. WHERE WE OUGHT TO BE The natural relationship between brain structure and learning 3. HOLDING A JUST BALANCE Brain connections that change data into knowledge 4. OUR TRADE AND OUR ART Evolution of the brain and motivation of the learner 5. A FEELING OF THIS BUSINESS In the business of reason and memory, feelings count SUMMARY OF PART I PART II: KNOWLEDGE, NEURONAL NETWORKS, CHANGE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TEACHER 6. WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW To begin, find out about existing neuron networks 7. ONLY CONNECT! How teachers can change neuronal networks SUMMARY OF PART II PART III: USING MORE OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX TO DEEPEN LEARNING 8. SENSE LUSCIOUS Using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn 9. WAITING FOR UNITY Helping people comprehend their experience 10. THE COURAGEOUS LEAP Creating knowledge by using the integrative frontal cortex 11. TEST BY TRIAL Using the motor brain to close the loop of learning 12. WE DID THIS OURSELVES Changing the brain through effective use of emotion SUMMARY OF PART III EPILOGUE