"What could be more frustrating for teachers than teaching an important lesson and then having students unable to recall the content just 24 hours later? In this new edition of Marcia Tate's bestselling book, her 20 field-tested, brain-compatible instructional strategies that maximize memory and minimize forgetting are supported by new classroom applications and research throughout. Each short chapter is devoted to one of the strategies and includes the brain research and learning style theory undergirding the strategy, sample classroom activities utilizing the strategy, and reflection/action planning steps. As Tate's many workshop participants worldwide can attest, using these strategies will not only help students retain content and increase motivationbut will also improve the classroom environment"--
Create unforgettable learning experiences for your students
What can you do when students would rather socialize than pay attention to your lesson? When students appear to lack motivation, how do teachers ensure that learning sticks? How can you best respond to learning loss caused by the pandemic?
In this new edition of Marcia Tates wildly bestselling Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites, 20 field-tested, brain-compatible instructional strategies designed to maximize memory are supported by new classroom applications and research. In each chapter devoted to an individual strategy, you'll discover:
- The latest research on how the brain benefits when the strategy is used
- How the strategy engages all students and addresses common behavior problems
- Sample classroom activities for various grade levels that teachers can implement immediately
- Action plans for incorporating each strategy to accelerate learning
When students actively engage in learning, they stand a much better chance of retaining what we want them to know. As students face setbacks and learning gaps, it's imperative that we quickly bridge these divides by teaching them in the way their brains learn best.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Strategy 1: Brainstorming and Discussion
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 2: Drawing and Artwork
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 3: Field Trips
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 4: Games
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 5: Graphic Organizers, Semantic Maps, and Word Webs
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 6: Humor
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 7: Manipulatives, Experiments, Labs, and Models
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 9: Mnemonic Devices
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 10: Movement
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 11: Music, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 12: Project-Based and Problem-Based Learning
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 13: Reciprocal Teaching and Cooperative Learning
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 14: Role Plays, Drama, Pantomimes, and Charades
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 15: Storytelling
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 16: Technology
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 17: Visualization and Guided Imagery
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 18: Visuals
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 19: Work Study and Apprenticeships
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Strategy 20: Writing and Journals
What: Defining the Strategy
Why: Theoretical Framework
How: Instructional Activities
Action Plan
Resource A: Brain-Compatible Lesson Plan
Resource B: Graphic Organizers
Bibliography
Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director.
Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Dont Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know Theyre Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 912, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences.
Marcia received her bachelors degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her masters degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.
Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa.
Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.
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