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Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today′s Adolescents

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sheryl G. Feinstein (Editor)Publish date:2009-08-12Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Corwin PublishersISBN-13:9781412962674ISBN-10:1412962676UPC:9781412962674Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Classroom Management, Schools, TeachingBook Topic:LevelsSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCNJMDBQYZ

Cutting-edge research meets brain-friendly strategies for teaching adolescents!

The revised and expanded edition of this hands-on guide helps unlock adolescent thinking and behavior by explaining the biological changes happening in the teenage brain. Organized around specific areas of adolescent development, this resource is packed with fresh instructional strategies that can be modified and adapted to various content areas. This guide offers:

  • "Secrets Revealed" sections that present compelling stories and research about the growing adolescent brain
  • Insights into the effects of technology on the brain
  • Strategies for approaching such issues as ADHD, steroid use, and aggression
  • An educator's book club guide
Language:EnglishPublisher:Corwin PublishersISBN-13:9781412962674ISBN-10:1412962676UPC:9781412962674Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Classroom Management, Schools, TeachingBook Topic:LevelsSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCNJMDBQYZ
Feinstein, Sheryl G.: - Learn more about Sheryl Feinstein′s PD offerings


Sheryl Feinstein is an Associate Professor at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD where she teaches in the Education Department. She is the author of a number of books, including Secrets of the Teenage Brain 2nd Ed (2009), Corwin Press; The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain 2 vol. (2006), Praeger Publisher; Parenting the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress, Teaching the At Risk Teenage Brain, and Inside the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress (2009), Rowman & Littlefield Publisher; 101 Insights and Strategies for Parenting Teenagers (Fall, 2009), Healthy Learning Publishers; and Tanzanian Women in Their Own Words: Stories of Chronic Illness and Disability, (2009), Lexington Press.

In addition to teaching at Augustana College, Feinstein consults at a correctional facility for adolescent boys and at a separate site for Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed (EBD) adolescents in Minnesota. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2007-2008 to Tanzania where she taught at Tumaini University in Iringa and conducted research involving the adolescent. In 2006 she was a fellow at Oxford, UK.

Prior to joining Augustana College, Feinstein was an administrator for a K-12 school district in Minnesota and taught in the public schools in South Dakota and a private school in Missouri.
Publisher: Corwin Publishers

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