Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head - Couverture souple

Hannaford, Carla

 
9780915556373: Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0915556375 ISBN 13 : 9780915556373
Editeur : Great Ocean Publishers,U.S., 2005

Synopsis

Neurophysiologist and educator Dr. Carla Hannaford brings the latest insights from scientific research to questions that affect learners of all ages. Examining the body's role in learning, from infancy through adulthood she presents the mounting scientific evidence that movement is crucial to learning.Dr. Hannaford offers clear alternatives and remedies that people can put into practice right away to make a real difference in their ability to learn.She advocates more enlightened educational practices for homes and schools including: a more holistic view of each learner; less emphasis on rote learning; more experiential, active instruction; less labeling of learning disabilities; more physical movement; more personal expression through arts, sports and music; less prescribing of Ritalin and other drugs whose long term effects are not even known.

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À propos de l?auteur

Carla Hannaford, Ph.D. is a biologist and award winning educator with more than thirty years of teaching experience. Since 1988, she has been an internationally recognized educational consultant presenting lectures and workshops to thirty countries. Her books are available in nine different languages.

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Éditeur
Great Ocean Publishers,U.S.
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0915556375
ISBN 13 
9780915556373
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
237
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Personne responsable
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