Igniting student potential : teaching with the brain's natural learning process / Angus M. Gunn, Robert W. Richburg, Rita Smilkstein

Author:: Gunn, Angus M. (Angus Macleod), 1920-
Published:: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2007]
Copyright Date:: ©2007
Physical Description:: xi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Additional Creators:: Richburg, Robert W. (Robert Williams) and Smilkstein, Rita

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Contents:

Research and Theory -- Why This book? Why Now? -- How Learning Happens: The Natural Human Learning Process -- How Learning Happens: Student empowerment and potential -- Classroom Applications -- How Tall Am I? Real-world Math for Early Learners -- Can You Build an Igloo? Understanding the Past with Elementary Learners -- Where Would You Locate Your Castle? Developing Potential in Early Adolescent Learners -- What Keeps Satellites Above Earth? Scientific Investigations for Teenage Learners -- Teacher skills -- Learning Communities: Falling Empire and Rising Democracy -- Assessment Strategies that Promote Learning and Ignite Student Potential -- Developing Teachers Who Inspire Their Students.

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ISBN:

1412917050 (cloth)
9781412917056 (cloth)
1412917069 (pbk.)
9781412917063 (pbk.)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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