"Not only for those working with adolescents, this material is vital for any one working with youth grades 5 and up.... [T]he most comprehensive work available on the adolescent brain, neuroscience research and applications to education available today. It provides much needed context for moving the “brain and learning” agenda into view for practitioners. Every teacher, guidance and psychology-prep program ... Read moreneeds to access this book as a central component of pre-service work for teachers of middle and high school students.... [A] purposeful handbook for ongoing use as one interacts with youth, prepares lessons, builds relationships and achieves success with their students!"
Robert Greenleaf, Greenleaf Learning, former professional development specialist at the Education Alliance at Brown University "Teaching and the Adolescent Brain is a masterpiece. Neuroeducation, as explained in this text, is the practical, comprehensive approach to how our brain learns and what the classroom teacher and students can do to improve and engage actual learning. This must-have resource should be placed into the hands of every teacher who wishes to insure the academic success of his or her students. Never has a book been more timely or necessary."
Sal Lentini, Stony Brook University, School of Professional Development Show Less