The Education Revolution: How to Apply Brain Science to Improve Instruction and School Climate

by Horacio Sanchez

Overview

Maximizing student capacity and restoring motivation—the key to school success

Brain research has the power to revolutionize education, but it can be difficult for educators to implement innovative strategies without the proper knowledge or resources. The Education Revolution bridges the gap between neuroscience, psychology, and educational practice. It delivers what educators need: current and relevant concrete applications to use in classrooms and schools. Readers will find

• Teaching strategies and model lessons designed to advance academic performance
• Solution-focused practices to address the root of negative behaviors
• Approaches to counteract the negative impact of technology on the brain
• Concrete methods to improve school climate

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506332062
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/05/2016
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Horacio Sanchez, a national speaker and author, is an educational consultant to many organizations focused on improving formal education. He is recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on resiliency and applied neuroscience. His expertise helps schools overcome the impact of poverty, improve school climate, engage in brain-based instruction, and address issues related to implicit bias. He is the author of the best-selling books The Education Revolution and The Poverty Problem.

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Brain-Based Approach to Teaching
Chapter 2 Advanced Thinking Made Easy
Chapter 3 Three Levels of Learning
Chapter 4 Working Towards Automation—Core Information
Chapter 5 Learning Principles and Applications Through Embodied Cognition
Chapter 6 The Goal of Higher Level Thinking
Chapter 7 Promoting Success Is Key to Restoring Student Motivation
Chapter 8 The Paradox of the Slow and Gifted Learner
Chapter 9 Science of Cheating
Chapter 10 The Decline of Empathy
Chapter 11 New Breed of Bully
Chapter 12 Diet and Education
Chapter 13 Male and Female Brain
Chapter 14 The Subtle Influence of Bias
Chapter 15 Designing Replacement Behaviors
Chapter 16 The Education Revolution
References

Editorial Reviews

"Educators who do not understand current brain research can do real harm to their students. It is the equivalent of malpractice for doctors. Join the education revolution and empower your students to thrive! "

Dara Feldman

"The Education Revolution focuses on the whole child through both academic and social aspects of learning. This is the first text I've read that addresses the small percent of our population whose behaviors will not be eradicated through punishment. I feel confident that I can trust this research and use these ideas in my teaching."

Kendra Hanzlik

"Brilliant! Horacio’s Education Revolution is a must read for all educators. It is on target and it will become an essential component of our professional development plan, and it should be included in every teacher preparation program. Teachers, principals, coaches, superintendents, and everyone interested in the education of today’s youth must read this book. Don’t wait. Our students deserve the best."

Marianne T. Bartley

"Horacio Sanchez combines expertise in education, psychology, and neuroscience with extensive teaching experience and extraordinary insight into what makes us all behave the way we do. If we follow his expert advice in this book, a genuine Education Revolution is truly possible—one that reveals the greatest learner each of us can be. Our best hope for the future is having each youth learn and live up to his full potential. This is a revolution we all need. "

Dr. David L. Katz