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This text makes research about the brain supremely accessible to students with no background in psychology or biology. This edition is significantly revised and expanded to include new breakthroughs in brain research, including the nature of chemical neurotransmission, new treatments and drugs for psychological disorders.
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This video course for high school civics teachers covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education. The 15 half-hour video programs provide in service and preservice teachers with both cognitive and experiential learning in civics education.
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Real-world examples, demonstrations, animations, still graphics, and interviews with scientists compose content segments that are intertwined with in-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand. Each program also features an elementary school teacher and his or her students exploring the topic using exemplary science curricula.
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This video course is designed to help K-6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the bedrock science concepts they need to teach today's standards-based curricula. Real-world examples, demonstrations, animations, still graphics, and interviews with scientists compose content segments that are intertwined with in-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand. Each program also features an elementary school teacher...
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This video-based course is an exploration of learning theory appropriate for grades K-12 and all subject areas for the training of preservice teachers and the professional development of inservice teachers. The 13 half-hour programs illustrate a variety of learning theories with applications to classroom practice.
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Delves into Harvard University professor Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, describing how people have learning skills that differ in significant ways. Featured are teachers who share a class of five through eight-year-olds, including several mainstreamed special needs students, and a ninth- and 10th-grade social studies teacher, with expert commentary from Howard Gardner.