Powerful Teaching: A Guide for Parents - Brossura

Bain, Patrice M.

 
9781913622343: Powerful Teaching: A Guide for Parents

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“I’m not sure how to help my child with schoolwork.” “I see my child study fortests and not do well.” “How much help is too much? Or Not enough?” As aparent, do you have questions like these? For students reading this book,have you ever thought: I studied all night and didn’t do well on the test? Doyou question why spending more time on schoolwork often does not reflectincreased learning or higher grades?We all think we know how to study. Many of us have spent years ineducational settings. Because we have learned, do we know how learningoccurs? Often the answer is no. Fewer than 10% of students have parentswho are certified educators. Where can the other 90% of parents go to findanswers? If you are a student, where can you go to find out how to maximizelearning while spending less time doing so? The answer is this guide.Patrice Bain has shown thousands of students with a wide range of abilitieshow to increase school performance. Having worked with cognitive scientistsin the classroom for over half of her 25+ year teaching career, Bain knowshow students learn and has developed strategies that increase memory,grades and retention of material. This book is not about fads or the latestshiny gadgets. Instead, this guide, based on rigorous research, gives theinside look into how all of us learn best. Filled with stories making learningrelevant, and strategies to use at home, this guide will be like having a seat inMrs. Bain’s engaging classroom.

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Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S. is an educator, speaker and author. Finalist for IllinoisTeacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Russia, she has been featuredin national and international webinars, podcasts, articles and press. She spent15 of her 25+ year teaching career working with cognitive scientists turningresearch into learning strategies. Bain was asked by the Department ofEducation to work with cognitive scientists to co-author Organizing Instructionand Study to Improve Student Learning. In addition, Patrice co-authoredPowerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning.Bain was one of two U.S. teachers on the working task group: Neuromyths vs.Neurotruths, sponsored by Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and NationalCommission on Education Research (NCER) and is on the EducationalAdvisory Boards for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Deans forImpact.Follow Patrice on Twitter @PatriceBain1 and visit: www.patricebain.com

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