Brain-Based Learning and Education: Principles and Practice

Our current education system is based on content-knowledge-reading, writing, and math, but virtually ignores character strengths that are critical for children to go on to lead fully rounded, successful lives. Presenting a brain-based learning and teaching, this book discusses essential character strengths-self-control, persistence, creativity, attention, memory, and social learning, and their relevance to learning. By bridging the research and application gap in education, this text not only covers the latest findings related to learning and teaching, but also provides insights for application and practice of brain-based methods in health and education.

This integration of neuroscience and education takes us from a deep understanding of brain function to frontline in the classroom.

• Explains an integrative training mechanisms from the behavioral, neuroscientific, and physiological perspectives
• Presents brain-based practice methods readily applied to the education system
• Addresses additional issues such as stress, wandering mind, and individuality
• Includes stories and findings related to the brain, learning, and teaching