Turnaround tools for the teenage brain : helping underperforming students become lifelong learners / Eric Jensen and Carole Snider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Eric.

Snider, Carole, 1941- author.

Series:

Jossey-Bass teacher

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underachievers--Education.

Underachievers.

Teenagers--Education.

Teenagers.

Cognitive learning.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2013.

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Powerful research-based strategies to turn around struggling adolescent students The achievement gap is widening and more teens than ever are struggling in school. The latest research shows not only that brains can change, but that teachers and other providers have the power to boost students' effort, focus, attitude, and even IQs. In this book bestselling author Eric Jensen and co-author Carole Snider offer teacher-friendly strategies to ensure that all students graduate, become lifelong learners, and ultimately be successful in school and life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, this

Contents:

Teach students to learn for life

Change your students' brains

Begin with attitude building

Build cognitive capacity

Foster student effort

Empower exceptional learners

Strengthen body, mind, and soul

Focus students on goals.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118590010

1118590015

9781299402386

1299402380

9781118590027

1118590023