learning and scholarship

Presents a theoretical understanding of learning styles, focusing on at-risk learners and explaining why traditional teaching methods fail to meet their educational needs.

Chronicles A. J. Jacobs' quest to read the entire "Encyclopedia Britannica." His family and friends are dubious but he persists even when it affects his relationships and his work. Jacobs tests his newfound knowledge by trying to join Mensa and win a spot on "Jeopardy." His quest provides insights on the distinction between knowledge and wisdom.

Presents a guide to developing a commitment to learning in children, in simple text with illustrations, providing stories and ideas to try at home and at school for encouraging children to learn.

Argues that movement activities play an integral role in the learning process, and offers practical suggestions on how teachers can integrate various movement activities into the classroom curriculum.

Provides strategies for effective group work in the classroom, discussing how to create interdependence and positive interactions, design challenging and engaging tasks, ensure accountability, foster interpersonal skills, assess learning, and other related topics; and includes examples.

Presents seven strategies teachers can use to help their students increase their capacity to remember information presented in the classroom.

Presents teaching strategies based on the latest brain and educational research. Includes sample lesson forms and reproducible templates and provides a step-by-step process for implementing effective lessons.

Examines Western culture from 1500 to the end of the twentieth century, showing decadence to be a normal part of historical cycles, and challenging commonly held views of European and world history.

The story of how Irish scholars preserved Greek and Roman classics, Jewish and Christian writings, and other writings that might have otherwise been lost when the Roman Empire collapsed.

Provides background information on how and why the strategies outlined in the author's "Learning Structures" workbook are effective, and includes summaries of brain research and cognitive studies.