Brain Science for Principals
eBook - PDF

Brain Science for Principals

What School Leaders Need to Know

  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Brain Science for Principals

What School Leaders Need to Know

About this book

Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know features leadership of learning from the perspective of recent findings of educational neuroscience. Each chapter explores a question related to learning and offers practical suggestions for principals. Divided into six sections, each of the 24 short chapters can stand alone or the book can be read cover-to-cover. The opening section explains how understanding brain neuroplasticity changes belief in fixed intelligence. A partial list of subjects explored in the book includes neurogenesis, neurodiversity, memory, brain fitness, the emotional connection, effects of stress, poverty, embodied cognition, movement, mindset, ELL issues, multitasking, the role of the arts, ages and stages of the brain, emotional intelligence, creating resonance, and maintaining mindfulness. The conclusion underscores how neuroscientifically literate principals can enhance learning and advance social justice. Writers of the book anticipate a future when educational neuroscience findings about learning become part of the education of every principal and school leader. Knowing how the brain works is the key to the future of education.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Tables and Figures
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. PartI. LEARNING
  7. Ch01. How Can Learning Be Enhanced?
  8. Ch02. How Does Neuroplasticity Change Belief in Fixed Intelligence?
  9. Ch03. How Does Metacognition Enhance Learning?
  10. Ch04. How Does Being Bilingual Benefit a Learner’s Brain?
  11. Ch05. How Does Multitasking Affect Learning?
  12. PartII. THE FIT BRAIN
  13. Ch06. How Does Sleep Build Brain Health?
  14. Ch07. How Do School Breakfast and Lunch Programs Support Learning?
  15. Ch08. How Does Exercise Enhance Learning?
  16. Ch09. How Does Movement in the Classroom Benefit Learning?
  17. Ch10. How Can Memory Be Enhanced?
  18. PartIII. THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
  19. Ch11. Why Is a Positive LearningEnvironment So Important?
  20. Ch12. How Do Trauma and Chronic Stress Affect the Brain?
  21. Ch13. How Can Stress Be Recognized and Reduced?
  22. Ch14. How Do the Arts Nurture and Connect Emotions?
  23. PartIV. THE BRAIN ON SCHOOL
  24. Ch15. How Can MindsetMake Someone Smarter?
  25. Ch16. How Can Knowing about Brain Science Improve Reading?
  26. Ch17. How Can Knowing about Brain Science Improve Math?
  27. Ch18. How Can Principals Support Teacher Success with ELLs?
  28. PartV. AGES AND STAGES OF THE BRAIN
  29. Ch19. How Can Principals Help Elementary Learners?
  30. Ch20. How Can Principals Help Middle Schoolers Learn?
  31. Ch21. How Can Principals Help High Schoolers Learn?
  32. PartVI. INSIDE THE BRAIN OF A PRINCIPAL
  33. Ch22. How Do Principals Maintain Mindfulness in Challenging Times?
  34. Ch23. How Can Principals Support Environments That Cultivate Learning?
  35. Ch24. How Can Brain Science Inform Cultural Processes?
  36. Conclusion
  37. References
  38. About the Authors
  39. About the Editor
  40. About the Consulting Editor