Connecting research from the neurosciences, sound constructivist pedagogical practices and the National Teaching Standards, this title includes a treasure of brain-based classroom practices to enhance learning.

The 12 Principles, with tools for application in teaching, cluster here around three critical elements of learning: climate; instruction processing.

Foreword by Arthur L. Costa Preface About the Authors 1. Getting Started Part I: Relaxed Alertness 2. Introduction to Relaxed Alertness 3. The Development of Competence and Confidence Accompanied by Meaning or Purpose 4. How the Social Environment Contributes to Relaxed Alertness 5. How Meaning Contributes to a State of Relaxed Alertness 6. Emotions and Patterning Part II: Orchestrated Immersion in Complex Experience 7. Introduction to Immersion in Complex Experience 8. Seeing the Parts and Experiencing Wholeness 9. Engaging the Physiology in Learning 10. Engage the Learner's Capacity to Recognize and Master Essential Patterns 11. Engaging and Assessing Developmental Steps and Shifts in Learning Part III: Active Processing 12. Introduction to Active Processing: The Art of Digesting Experience and Consolidating Learning 13. How to Capitalize on Different Aspects of Memory 14. Powerful Learning Requires the Integration of Attention and Context 15. Including the Conscious and Unconscious in Learning 16. Teaching to Unique Students. Resource A: The Brain/Mind Principles Wheel Resource B: The Brain/Mind Capacities Wheel Resource C: How to Develop Learning Circles Resource D: Guided Experiences Presentation Cycle Resource E: Guidelines for the Guided Experiences Model Resource F: Global Experience Design Wheel
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