Turnaround tools for the teenage brain : helping underperforming students become lifelong learners

Jensen, Eric 1950- (Author). Snider, Carole (Added Author).

Summary: Combining research with practical applications, this book looks at classroom-tested strategies that can be used to help underperforming high school students graduate. The focus is on four teachable factors: attitude, cognitive capacity (including attention, memory, processing speed, and deferred gratification), effort, and focused strategy. Includes student handouts.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118343050 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1118343050 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xi, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-156) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Teach Students to Learn for Life -- 2. Change Your Students' Brains -- 3. Begin with Attitude Building -- 4. Build Cognitive Capacity -- 5. Foster Student Effort -- 6. Empower Exceptional Learners -- 7. Strengthen Body, Mind, and Soul -- 8. Focus Students on Goals