R&L Education
Pages: 204
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Trim: 7 x 9¼
978-1-57886-277-1 • Hardback • July 2006 • $103.00 • (£79.00)
978-1-57886-495-9 • Paperback • July 2006 • $47.00 • (£36.00)
Dr. Linda Henshall Wilson is a professor of curriculum and instruction in the elementary education department at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. She has taught in K-12 classrooms as well as at the university level. Wilson, an educator since 1975, is also the author of Teaching 201: Traveling Beyond the Basics (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2003).
1 Introduction
2 How we Learn
3 When do we Learn?
4 Differences in Gender and Learning
5 How can we Improve Learning? INCREASE OXYGEN
6 How can we Improve Learning? INCREASE WATER INTAKE
7 How can we Improve Learning? IMPROVE NUTRITION
8 How can we Improve Learning? INCREASE EXERCISE and MOVEMENT
9 How can We Improve Learning? USE COLOR
10 How can We Improve Learning? USE MUSIC
11 How can We Improve Learning? The Learning Environment
12 Managing/Leading the Learning Environment
13 Communication Skills for an Enriched Learning Environment
14 Before Connecting the Dots: Setting Objectives-Designing a Plan
15 Connecting the Dots: Learning with the Learning Styles-Language Arts
16 Connecting the Dots: Learning with the Learning Styles-Math
17 Connecting the Dots: Learning with the Learning Styles-Science and Social Studies
18 Assessment and Evaluation: Did they learn?
Dr. Wilson captures her audience with a wealth of information with such a personal touch in how her creative activities compliment the research and give teachers and parents invaluable tools for learning. This book is like having a series of in-depth conversations with an educational expert.
— Janice Pollard, director, Early Childhood Center, Collinsville Public Schools, Oklahoma
How Students Really Learn provides priceless information, tips and ideas for the alternative certification teacher…who missed out on the invaluable classes standard classroom teachers take in college. I recommend all alternative certification teachers to add this book to their personal library and reread it often for inspiration and motivation!
— Jody Workman, second-grade alternative certification teacher, Madison Elementary, Oklahoma City Public Schools
How Students Really Learn has renewed my excitement for teaching! Packed with tips and a wide variety of teaching strategies, this book is a must-read for anyone in education. The staggering statistics from how children learn to differences in gender are mind blowing. Dr. Wilson has compiled an astounding amount of everyday household items that can be used in the classroom as tools for teaching and, most importantly, learning.
— Barbie Underwood, second-grade teacher, Limestone Elementary, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Dr. Wilson does all the 'thinking out of the box' for you in this book. The book explains how every child's needs can easily be met. It gives an overabundant amount of ways to use everyday items as a manipulative for each subject. This easy-to-read book is tightly packed with useful information and suggestions that every teacher should know. How Students Really Learn will make every teacher take a step back, evaluate their teaching methods and ask themselves, 'Am I reaching every child's need?'
— Mary Langenstein, 4th grade math & science teacher, Webb Elementary, McKinney ISD, Texas