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This book shows how schools can--and must--develop expertise in learning variation (understanding how different kinds of minds learn) and apply this knowledge to classroom instruction in order to address the chronic learning challenges and achievement gap faced by millions of students. Barringer shows how using what we know about learning variation with a focus on discovering learning strengths, not just deficits, can help schools create plans for success for those students who often find it elusive. The book specifically addresses how school leaders can incorporate this knowledge into instructional practice and school-level policy through various professional development strategies.

Schools for All Kinds of Minds:

  • Provides a readable synthesis of the latest research from neuroscience, cognitive science, and child and adolescent development as it relates to understanding learning and its many variations.
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    Table of Contents

    FOREWORD: AMERICA NEEDS ALL KINDS OF MINDS VII

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI

    ABOUT THE AUTHORS XIV

    INTRODUCTION: AN ENDURING DILEMMA XVII

    1 UNDERSTANDING LEARNING AS THE CORE BUSINESS OF SCHOOLS 1

    2 BRINGING THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING INTO THE CLASSROOM 17

    3 KEY INGREDIENTS OF LEARNING 33

    4 DIGGING DEEPER: KNOWING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS 65

    5 BUILDING ON STUDENT ASSETS 93

    6 LOOKING DEEPER: A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON BEHAVIOR 115

    7 BOOSTING WRITING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING 139

    8 GETTING STARTED: CREATING SCHOOLS FOR ALL KINDS OF MINDS 183

    APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS 215

    APPENDIX B: ALL KINDS OF MINDS SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION 221

    APPENDIX C: THE EFFECTS OF THE SCHOOLS ATTUNED PROGRAM: A SNAPSHOT OF RESEARCH RESULTS 229

    APPENDIX D: PROGRAMS FROM ALL KINDS OF MINDS 235

    APPENDIX E: ALL KINDS OF MINDS WEB SITE RESOURCES 239

    NOTES 241

    INDEX 253

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 16/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9780470505151, 978-0470505151
      ISBN10: 047050515X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book shows how schools can--and must--develop expertise in learning variation (understanding how different kinds of minds learn) and apply this knowledge to classroom instruction in order to address the chronic learning challenges and achievement gap faced by millions of students. Barringer shows how using what we know about learning variation with a focus on discovering learning strengths, not just deficits, can help schools create plans for success for those students who often find it elusive. The book specifically addresses how school leaders can incorporate this knowledge into instructional practice and school-level policy through various professional development strategies.

      Schools for All Kinds of Minds:

      • Provides a readable synthesis of the latest research from neuroscience, cognitive science, and child and adolescent development as it relates to understanding learning and its many variations.
      • Links this informati

        Table of Contents

        FOREWORD: AMERICA NEEDS ALL KINDS OF MINDS VII

        ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI

        ABOUT THE AUTHORS XIV

        INTRODUCTION: AN ENDURING DILEMMA XVII

        1 UNDERSTANDING LEARNING AS THE CORE BUSINESS OF SCHOOLS 1

        2 BRINGING THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING INTO THE CLASSROOM 17

        3 KEY INGREDIENTS OF LEARNING 33

        4 DIGGING DEEPER: KNOWING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS 65

        5 BUILDING ON STUDENT ASSETS 93

        6 LOOKING DEEPER: A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON BEHAVIOR 115

        7 BOOSTING WRITING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING 139

        8 GETTING STARTED: CREATING SCHOOLS FOR ALL KINDS OF MINDS 183

        APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS 215

        APPENDIX B: ALL KINDS OF MINDS SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION 221

        APPENDIX C: THE EFFECTS OF THE SCHOOLS ATTUNED PROGRAM: A SNAPSHOT OF RESEARCH RESULTS 229

        APPENDIX D: PROGRAMS FROM ALL KINDS OF MINDS 235

        APPENDIX E: ALL KINDS OF MINDS WEB SITE RESOURCES 239

        NOTES 241

        INDEX 253

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