Bøger af Eric Jensen

There are three critical characteristics to know about poverty and education: The devastating effects of poverty are accelerating. Poverty affects both you and your students in multiple adverse ways. You have the power to reverse the academic impact poverty has on your students, and this comprehensive resource will show you how. In this revised and updated edition, two of Eric Jensen's top-selling books (Poor Students, Rich Teaching and Poor Students, Richer Teaching) have been merged into one must-read resource on poverty and education. Dr. Eric Jensen clearly defines seven mindsets essential for reaching economically disadvantaged students and shares corresponding strategies for overcoming adversity and ensuring college and career readiness for all learners, regardless of socioeconomic status. Motivate students to learn in the face of poverty using mindsets in the classroom: Understand the urgency of poverty in the United States and how poverty affects education, student engagement, and academic achievement. Learn how creating a positive school culture and a growth mindset for students can be beneficial in overcoming adversity. Gain seven high-impact mindsets that bring change: the relational mindset, achievement mindset, rich classroom climate mindset, engagement mindset, positivity mindset, enrichment mindset, and graduation mindset. Build effective teacher-student relationships, and help students see college and career readiness as a reachable target. Create a welcoming classroom climate where all students love to learn, and drive student engagement, motivation, and success. Contents: Part One: Why the Relational Mindset? Chapter 1: Personalize the Learning Chapter 2: Connect Everyone for Success Chapter 3: Show Empathy Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Relational Mindset Part Two: Why the Achievement Mindset? Chapter 4: Set Gutsy Goals Chapter 5: Give Fabulous Feedback Chapter 6: Persist With Grit Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Achievement Mindset Part Three: Why the Positivity Mindset? Chapter 7: Boost Optimism and Hope Chapter 8: Build Positive Attitudes Chapter 9: Change the Emotional Set Point Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Positivity Mindset Part Four: Why the Rich Classroom Climate Mindset? Chapter 10: Engage Voice and Vision Chapter 11: Set Safe Classroom Norms Chapter 12: Foster Academic Optimism Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Rich Classroom Climate Mindset Part Five: Why the Enrichment Mindset? Chapter 13: Manage the Cognitive Load Chapter 14: Develop Better Thinking Skills Chapter 15: Enhance Study Skills and Vocabulary Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Enrichment Mindset Part Six: Why the Engagement Mindset? Chapter 16: Engage for Maintenance and Stress Chapter 17: Engage for Setup and Buy-In Chapter 18: Engage to Build Community Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Engagement Mindset Part Seven: Why the Graduation Mindset? Chapter 19: Support Alternative Solutions Chapter 20: Prepare for College and Careers Parting Wisdom: Lock in the Graduation Mindset

Best-selling author Eric Jensen examines how poverty and inequity hurt students and how teachers can help by infusing equity into every aspect of their practice.

In this galvanizing follow-up to the best-selling Teaching with Poverty in Mind, educator and learning expert Eric Jensen digs deeper into engagement as the key factor in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students.

When the first edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind was published in 1998, it quickly became an ASCD best-seller, and it has gone on to inspire thousands of educators to apply brain research in their classroom teaching. Now, author Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and updated edition of his classic work, featuring new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and improve student achievement.In easy to understand, engaging language, Jensen provides a basic orientation to the brain and its various systems and explains how they affect learning. After discussing what parents and educators can do to get children's brains in good shape for school, Jensen goes on to explore topics such as motivation, critical thinking skills, optimal educational environments, emotions, and memory. He offers fascinating insights on a number of specific issues, including* How to tap into the brain's natural reward system.* The value of feedback.* The importance of prior knowledge and mental models.* The vital link between movement and cognition.* Why stress impedes learning.* How social interaction affects the brain.* How to boost students' ability to encode, maintain, and retrieve learning.* Ways to connect brain research to curriculum, assessment, and staff development.Jensen's repeated message to educators is simple: You have far more influence on students' brains than you realize . . . and you have an obligation to take advantage of the incredible revelations that science is providing. The revised and updated edition of Teaching with the Brain in Mind helps you do just that.

Robert Schumann, one of the most beloved composers of the Romantic movement, embodied the passion and imaginative spirit of his age. This biography recreates the dynamics of this man and his music, offering insight into his final years and his musical achievements. It is of interest to general readers as well as music students and historians.

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.

Challenging readers to move beyond the formality and idealized settings of conventional methods teaching, this book offers frank, practical advice designed to empower students and researchers working in the real world.

Eric Jensen--a leading expert in the translation of brain research into education, argues in Enriching the Brain that we greatly underestimate students' achievement capacity. Drawing from a wide range of neuroscience research as well as related studies, Jensen reveals that the human brain is far more dynamic and malleable than we earlier believed.