{"product_id":"were-born-to-learn-9781412979382","title":"Were Born to Learn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApplying the natural human learning process described in the book transformed my students' ability to learn. No teacher, new or experienced, should enter any classroom without a copy of this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePatricia Jamie Lee, Educational Consultant\u003cbr\u003eMany Kites Press, St. Paul, MN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeach students to take responsibility for their own success!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition of the bestselling book on the brain's natural learning process brings new research results and applications in a power-packed teacher tool kit. Rita Smilkstein shows teachers how to create and deliver curricula that help students become the motivated, successful, and natural learners they were born to be. Updated features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidelines for using the six-step Natural Human Learning Process (NHLP) for lesson planning and test preparation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew information on how technology and Internet research affect student learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical methods for givin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I encountered Rita Smilkstein′s work as I struggled with teaching entry level students on an Indian Reservation. The natural human learning process described in the book transformed my experience. My students were engaged, attending classes, and reprogramming their past from the frame of ′failure′ to the frame of ′born to learn.′ No teacher, new or experienced, should enter any class without a copy of this book.\" \u003c\/em\u003e -- Patricia Jamie Lee, Educational Consultant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dr. Rita Smilkstein has inspired thousands of students and educators with her practical application of the Natural Human Learning Process. This new edition brings us up-to-date, and maintains the clarity and generosity of spirit that is Smilkstein′s trademark.  Her enthusiasm rekindles the joy of learning that is hard-wired in all of us. If you read one book this year, make it \u003c\/em\u003eWe′re Born to Learn\u003cem\u003e, then put it into action.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Laura Symons, Assistant Professor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eWe′re Born to Learn\u003cem\u003e is one of the most valuable instructional tools teachers will ever use.  Knowing ′how′ students learn should be absolutely mandatory, yet is rarely taught in college prep. All teachers believe that they are teaching, but few know how students actually learn, and don′t consider how the brain processes new information while developing their lesson plans. Dr. Smilkstein likens the learning brain to twigs on a tree; the twigs grow from a branch that is already there (prior knowledge). After reading this book, the most treasured seven words in every classroom will be, ′See if you can figure this out.′\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Dr. Deborah Daiek, Associate Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dr. Rita Smilkstein offers a prescription for what ails our developmental students: lack of critical thinking, lack of understanding of the learning process, etc. While the previous edition is a must read, this latest edition is teaching and learning’s pharmacology textbook…a collector’s item for developmental education.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Reneau Waggoner, Associate Professor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is a must read for anyone with ADHD or ADD students who are drowning in the public education system. The author presents recent research that opens the door for teachers to immediately create an environment conducive to helping these students learn.\"  \u003c\/em\u003e -- Karen J. Sides, Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Packs in in practical methods for achievement and is a top pick for any education collection.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by James H. Berry Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction    What This Book Is About    Why Study the Brain?    Experienced Educators and the Research    The Learning Paradigm    Assumptions    Where We Have Been    Where We Are Today    This Book PART I: Research in the Classroom and in the Brain Lab 1. Learning and Teaching    Eye-Opening Experiences in the Classroom    The Natural Human Learning Process and Brain Research    The Breakthrough Classroom    The Research-Based Stages, Curriculum, and Lesson Plans 2. How People Learn: The Natural Human Learning Process (NHLP)    Critical and Creative Thinking by Infants and Children    An Example of Children’s Critical and Creative Thinking    Critical and Creative Thinking in School    The Natural Human Learning Process and School    The Natural Human Learning Process (NHLP) Research    After the Research Is Over    Research Reports    The Importance of Making Mistakes    Where We Go From Here 3. How the Brain Learns: The Brain’s Natural Learning Process    Introducing the Brain    Getting to Know the Brain    How the Brain Learns    Convergence of Ceiling Levels and Neural Networks    Pruning    Experience and Brain Growth    Constructivism    How the Brain Thinks and Remembers    The Brain’s Innate Resources and Rules    Children’s Brains and Adults’ Brains    The Brain Grows Holistically with Plasticity    Implications for Curriculum Development    What About Piaget?    The Breakthrough Theory of Learning 4. Personal Experience, Individual Differences, and Learning    Emotions and the Brain    Negative and Positive Self-Image Networks    Learning from Experience    Learning Styles, Preferences, and Multiple Intelligences    Gifted Students    Aptitudes    Special Needs, Learning Differences, Autism, ADD, and ADHD    The Seven Magic Words: See If You Can Figure It Out    Tests    Beyond Individual Differences    A Handout for Students 5. The Student’s Experience: Metacognition, Motivation, Self-Evaluation, Achievement, and Technology Self Taught    Metacognition and Motivation    Intrinsic Rewards    Removing the Barriers    Self-Evaluation and Metacognition    Another Metacognitive Experience    Achievement    Writing Samples    Age and Achievement    Technology Self Taught PART II: Theory and Application 6. Sequencing of the Curriculum    Challenges    The Missing Link    Two Problems    Neuroscience and Education    Converging Research    The Theory and Guide    Putting the Theory into Practice    Thinking at Higher Levels    Constructing New Knowledge    Planning the Sequence of the Units or Topics in a Curriculum    Using a Causal Sequence    Learning Activities for Units and Topics    The First Activity    Two Classroom Examples    Students and the NHLP    Developing a Curriculum    Young Students Thinking at a High Level    The NHLP in the Classroom 7. The Pedagogical Model and Guidelines    Transfer    Four Effective Instructional Practices    NHLP Pedagogical Guidelines    Assessment    Education Courses or Faculty Development Programs    Good News PART III: Using the Brain’s Natural Learning Process to Create Curriculum 8. Brain-Based, Natural Learning Across the Curriculum    The Seven Magic Words in Action    Safety    Respect    The Opportunity to Learn Naturally    The Critical First Stages    The Introduction-to-Poetry Unit    Front Loading    A Science Learning Activity about the Concept of Buoyancy    A Unit for Library Orientation    A Unit for Introduction to Safety Procedures    A Science Learning Activity about Water    A Unit for Learning How to Take Lecture Notes    The NHLP Planning Guidelines and Pedagogy 9. Curriculum Development for Units, Courses, and Programs    Where to Start    Curriculum Development Guidelines    A Unit on Literal and Inferential Meaning    A Unit on an Introduction to Egypt    A Unit on an Introduction to Fractions    A Basic Grammar Curriculum: A Sequence of Units for a Whole Course    A Developmental English Curriculum: Courses in a Program References General Bibliography Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769439977815,"sku":"9781412979382","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412979382.jpg?v=1758721099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/were-born-to-learn-9781412979382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}