1st Edition

The Neural Teaching Guide Authentic Strategies from Brain-Based Classrooms

Edited By Kieran O'Mahony Copyright 2024
236 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

236 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

236 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

The Neural Teaching Guide showcases the innovative practices of K-12 teachers who are effectively applying findings from educational neuroscience into their classrooms. Educators today have remarkable opportunities to understand how the complex and often malleable functions of the brain affect learning, behavior, and social-emotional dynamics, but what practical strategies come out of this... Read more

Introduction 1. I Can Hear My Baby Across a Noisy Crowded Room! 2. Fun in a Box: Purposeful Play 3. Y O U LOOK GOOD 4. Our Stroke of Enlightenment: Neuroplasticity and Resiliency in Action 5. Leave with Dignity! 6. We are Hardwired Learners No Matter What 7. Creativity, Brain, Response Art and the Making of Community 8. Play Card 9. Belonging 10. Soft-Start 11. 10/10 Would Recommend: Using Choice to Transition from Co-Regulation to Self-Regulation 12. The Dope Dealer 13. If I Only Had a Brain: Mirroring Neurons, Authentic Relationships (Regulate, Relate, Reason)

Biography

Kieran O’Mahony is Founding Principal of the Institute for Connecting Neuroscience with Teaching and Learning, Chief Learning Officer of HUE Learn, and Emeritus Research Scientist at Neural Education.