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Author: Eric P. Jensen ,
LeAnn Nickelsen
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: Corwin Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9781412952033
ISBN 10: 1412952034
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 04 June 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
I felt like I walked the walk and could implement many of the strategies after one read through. -- Andrea Golarz-Ziemba, Teacher If our newest teachers came out of college with this knowledge, supplemented with the learning standards, their students would be more successful from day one. -- Patti Larche, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Templates for the Deeper Learning Cycle make it easy to translate theory into action, making for a fine pick for educator collections. -- California Bookwatch, June 2008
I felt like I walked the walk and could implement many of the strategies after one read through. -- Andrea Golarz-Ziemba, Teacher 20070803 If our newest teachers came out of college with this knowledge, supplemented with the learning standards, their students would be more successful from day one. -- Patti Larche, Director of Curriculum and Instruction 20070803 Templates for the Deeper Learning Cycle make it easy to translate theory into action, making for a fine pick for educator collections. -- California Bookwatch, June 2008 20080711
Author Information
Eric Jensen is a former teacher who grew up in San Diego, California. With a Ph.D. in Human Development, he synthesizes brain research and develops practical applications for educators. He is listed among the top 30 educators in the world at GlobalGurus.org. Dr. Jensen has authored over 30 books, including Different Brains, Different Learners, Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain, Teaching with Poverty in Mind, Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind, and Poor Students Rich Students. Dr. Jensen co-founded an academic enrichment program held in 14 countries with over 75,000 graduates. He is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience and the President’s Club at Salk Institute of Biological Studies. Dr. Jensen provides conference speaking and trainings that can be found at jensenlearning.com. Or, contact: eric@jensenlearning.com. LeAnn Nickelsen, M.Ed. is a former teacher and currently provides staff development nationally on topics including brain research, reading and vocabulary strategies, how food affects learning, and differentiated instruction. She was a classroom teacher in three states and won a Teacher of the Year Award in Texas. LeAnn is known as “the teacher’s teacher” because of her practical, research-based examples that teachers can easily implement in their classrooms. She has a passion for both instilling the love for learning as well as helping teachers succeed. She currently resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut and parents her school age twins. She is the member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and presenter for Staff Development for Educators (SDE). She is the author of eight books published by Scholastic, Inc. including Memorizing Strategies & Other Brain-Based Activities and a four-series set called Comprehension Mini-Lessons. She has written articles for parenting magazines and The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain. Currently, LeAnn does staff development and may be reached at lnickelsen@comcast.net or call 203-790-0119. To purchase any of LeAnn’s books go to her website: www.maximizelearninginc.com.
