Key points:-

1. Research into neurosciences which draws implications and applications for teaching and learning.

2. Make teaching more brain compatible, as research has yielded insight into how the brain learns, the more congruent instruction can become.

3. Highly readable and practical handbook drawn from the research and personal experiences of 4 authors.

4. Classroom applications illustrate how different styles of teaching employ these methods rather than being prescriptive for one style.

Each Chapter is divided into 5 parts

(i) Support for the theme through current relevant research

(ii) Processing the principle

(iii) Taking it into the classroom

(iv) Application

(v) Empowering the teacher.

Part 1 includes :-

• Complex Learning is enhanced by challenge.
• The Brain/Mind is Social
• The Search for Meaning is Innate
• Emotions are Critical for Learning : how to take it into the classroom

Part 2 includes :-

• Using Immersion Techniques
• The Brain/Mind Processes Parts and Whole Simultaneously
• Search for Meaning occurs through Patterns
• Learning is Developmental

Part 3 includes:-

• Helping Learners Digest and Consolidate Learning
• There are at least 2 approaches to memory
• Learning engages Both Focused Attention and Peripheral Perception
• Learning is both Conscious and Unconscious
• Each Brain is Uniquely Organised

Authors : Caine , Caine et al Pub 2009 USA  large format Pb @85 pages