Teaching with the Brain in MindRead the title again, and then consider: What is the point of doing your job any other way? After explaining the basics of research and theory in clear terms, this book offers precise techniques for putting those principles to work in class. The day after you read it, this book will make you more effective at commanding attention, motivating students, and helping them really remember what they learn. Produced by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). |
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... sleep clock generates a natural bedtime closer to mid- night with a waking time closer to 8 a.m. This change is believed to be stimulated by the hor- monal changes of puberty . Sleep expert Mary Carskadon , formerly of Brown University ...
... sleep clock generates a natural bedtime closer to mid- night with a waking time closer to 8 a.m. This change is believed to be stimulated by the hor- monal changes of puberty . Sleep expert Mary Carskadon , formerly of Brown University ...
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... sleep time . Theta usually lasts less than 5 percent , dream time 25 percent , and our delta ( " deep sleep " ) state is the remainder . The critical time in question is the dream state , or rapid eye movement ( REM ) time . This state ...
... sleep time . Theta usually lasts less than 5 percent , dream time 25 percent , and our delta ( " deep sleep " ) state is the remainder . The critical time in question is the dream state , or rapid eye movement ( REM ) time . This state ...
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... sleep patterns during , 24-25 Rapid eye movement ( REM ) state , during sleep , 25 Readiness . See School readiness Reading skills and dance activities , 85 development of , 23-24 , 34 and pitch discrimination , 37 Recall , of memory ...
... sleep patterns during , 24-25 Rapid eye movement ( REM ) state , during sleep , 25 Readiness . See School readiness Reading skills and dance activities , 85 development of , 23-24 , 34 and pitch discrimination , 37 Recall , of memory ...
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