What could be more frustrating for teachers than teaching an important lesson and then having students unable to recall the content just 24 hours later? Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites contains 20 brain-compatible instructional strategies which maximize memory and minimize forgetting. The knowledge base for this text incorporates, brain research, multiple intelligence, and learning style theory. Marica Tate shows how to raise student achievement through the use of these brain-based instructional strategies. Each short chapter follow a user-friendly format that covers the What (Defining the Strategy), the Why (Research Rationale), the How (Sample Classroom Activities), and Reflection (How Can I Use This Strategy?). Using these strategies will not only help students retain content and increase motivation but will also improve the classroom environment. Full of classroom examples in all content areas and all grade levels that teachers can immediately implement

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Introduction Acknowledgments About the Author Strategy 1: Brainstorming and Discussion Strategy 2: Drawing and Artwork Strategy 3: Field Trips Strategy 4: Games Strategy 5: Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs Strategy 6: Humor Strategy 7: Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes Strategy 9: Mnemonic Devices Strategy 10: Movement Strategy 11: Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap Strategy 12: Project-Based and Problem-Based Instruction Strategy 13: Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning Strategy 14: Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades Strategy 15: Storytelling Strategy 16: Technology Strategy 17: Visualization and Guided Imagery Strategy 18: Visuals Strategy 19: Work Study and Apprenticeships Strategy 20: Writing and Journals Bibliography Index

Author Biography