Brain-Compatible Strategies [Paperback]

Eric P. Jensen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1890460419 | ISBN-13: 978-1890460419 | Edition: 2nd

Whether or not teachers are new to brain-compatible teaching, this reader-friendly revision offers creative and ready-to-use ideas for motivating, inspiring, and encouraging your students.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book should be on every educator's desk. Both novice and veteran teachers will find it effective in increasing student achievement." (Wanda Lofton, School Coach )

About the Author

Eric Jensen is a former teacher and current member of the Society for Neuroscience and New York Academy of Sciences. He has taught at all levels, from elementary through university level and is currently completing his PhD in human development. In 1981, Jensen cofounded SuperCamp, the nation’s first and largest brain-compatible learning program, now with over 50,000 graduates. He has since written Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Brain-Based Learning, Deeper Learning, Arts with the Brain in Mind, Enriching the Brain, and 21 other books on learning and the brain. A leader in the brain-based movement, Jensen has made over 45 visits to neuroscience labs and interacts with countless neuroscientists. He was the founder of the Learning Brain EXPO and has trained educators and trainers for 25 years worldwide in this field. He is deeply committed to making a positive, significant, lasting difference in the way we learn.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press; 2nd edition (February 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890460419
• ISBN-13: 978-1890460419
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the things you've ever underlined, January 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Brain-Compatible Strategies (Paperback)

This book is a great way to "remember" all the teaching techniques you forget to use. It's like a compilation of all those ideas you've underlined over the years in all the different books and articles you've read. I agree with Minnesota above that there are probably books with more ideas, but the size and format of this book makes it practical: easy to take with you, easy to review,and easy to immediately implement. I especially like the format of the book...one page per topic (like "How to Engage the Spatial-Episodic Memory"), a brief one or two paragraph summary of the theory and then a bullet-list of ideas. I am glad to have this book and recommend it to busy teachers like myself who have to "read and run".

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is so useful!!, April 6, 2007

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S. Sterchi "avid reader" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brain-Compatible Strategies (Paperback)

Eric Jensen has done so much with brain research and this book is full of VERY USEFUL strategies! I have not only highlighted strategies I will use in my classroom, but I HAVE USED THEM!! He explains each strategy and gives examples of how one can use them in their classroom. Whether you teach preschool or high school, this is a very useful book. (Especially during this time of the importance of achievement tests!) It is a quick read, but all of it is useful!!

26 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Simplistic and ordinary, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brain-Compatible Strategies (Paperback)

Mr. Jensen's "Brain-Compatible Strategies" was a disappointment. His ideas were commonplace and uninteresting as was his writing. A much better source for ideas is Mel Silberman's "Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject."