{"product_id":"the-jossey-bass-reader-on-the-brain-and-learning-isbn-9780787962418","title":"The Jossey-Bass Reader on the Brain and Learning","description":"This comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview of recent brain research and contains valuable insights into how students learn and how we should teach them. It includes articles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12 education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, Sally Shaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offers myriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and features twenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn overview of the brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe brain-based learning debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMemory, cognition, and intelligence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmotional and social foundations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe arts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen the brain works differently\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE An Overview of the Brain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. How Our Brain Constructs Our Mental World 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Restak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Mirrors in the Mind 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiacomo Rizzolatti, Leonardo Fogassi, and Vittorio Gallese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Alphabetized Entries from How to Explain a Brain 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Sylwester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO The Brain in the Classroom: The Brain-Based Learning Debate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Neuroscience and Education 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsha Goswami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. In Search of . . . Brain-Based Education 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn T. Bruer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Learning Not by Chance: Enrichment in the Classroom 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarian C. Diamond and Janet Hopson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Mind and Brain 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE The Thinking Brain: Memory, Cognition, and Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Learning and Remembering 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Who Owns Intelligence? 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Balance Theory of Wisdom 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Sternberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Remembrance of Emotions Past 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph LeDoux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR The Feeling Brain: Emotional and Social Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. We Feel, Therefore We Learn: The Relevance of Affective and Social Neuroscience to Education 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Helen Immordino-Yang and Antonio Damasio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Selections from Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Sapolsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Effect of Violence and Stress in Kids’ Brains 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Kotulak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FIVE The Learning Brain: Language, Reading, and Math\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Literate Brain 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Why Some Smart People Can’t Read 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Shaywitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. What Happens in the Brain When Children Read 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Small Heads for Big Calculations 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanislas Dehaene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Math Skills 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames P. Byrnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART SIX The Learning Brain: The Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Brain and the Arts 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid A. Sousa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The Role of the Arts in Transforming Consciousness: Education Is the Process of Learning How to Invent Yourself 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliot W. Eisner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. My Favorite Thing: Why Do We Like the Music We Like? 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Levitin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART SEVEN The Exceptional Brain: When It Works Differently\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Exploring Exceptional Brains 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Selections from The Minds of Boys 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Gurian and Kathy Stevens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. The Great Continuum: Diagnosing Autism 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemple Grandin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVilayanur S. Ramachandran and Lindsay M. Oberman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredit Lines 455\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a solid introduction to the subject for a general reader\" (\u003ci\u003eBookNews\u003c\/i\u003e, 02\/18\/08) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading educational publisher, whose books have been cited for excellence by major education associations--the American Educational Research Association, the National School Boards Association, and the American Educational Studies Association. The \u003ci\u003eJossey-Bass Education Reader\u003c\/i\u003e series offers both the student and practitioner collections of vital information on various topics in education.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Jossey-Bass Reader onthe Brain and Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The potentials of brain science for education are indeed enormous. But realizing them requires building a new interdisciplinary science that explicitly links brain science and education . . . educators need to know about brain science, and scientists need to know about education.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Kurt Fischer and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview of recent?brain research and contains valuable insights into how students learn and how we should teach them.?It includes articles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12 education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, Sally Shaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offers myriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and features twenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn overview of the brain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe brain-based learning debate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemory, cognition, and intelligence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional and social foundations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage, reading, and math\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe arts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the brain works differently\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors base their findings on cutting-edge research and real-world experience—sharing practical lessons and strategies for the school or classroom. From the scholar to the practitioner, The Jossey-Bass Reader on the Brain and Learning is an invaluable resource for every educator interested in how children think and learn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990272524517,"sku":"NP9780787962418","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787962418.jpg?v=1761787151","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-jossey-bass-reader-on-the-brain-and-learning-isbn-9780787962418","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}