Exercise is often cited as a remedy to stress, but did you know that exercise can actually improve your brain! From the development of new neurons to the balancing of neurotransmitters, exercise holds vast benefits for mental functioning. Schools that have adopted new approaches to physical education based on these scientific findings are seeing student achievement in academic areas skyrocket. An ...

Though a few years have passed since its publication, I still consider this to be one of the best books on learning ever produced. The detailed analysis of expert knowledge and its numerous implications for instruction make this must-reading for educators.

Hurson presents an outstanding and effective means of thinking through the process of creation or revision. Anyone looking for a successful approach to moving from idea to action will benefit from Hurson's instruction and insights. Informative and practical!

In Focus, psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long-overdue discussion of this little-noticed and underrated mental asset that matters enormously for how we navigate life.Attention works much like a muscle: use it poorly and it can wither; work it well and it grows. In an era of unstoppable distractions, Goleman persuasi ...

Written for teachers, educational leaders, and instructional designers, this guide presents tools for developing teaching that engages the student thinking needed to construct learning. The author presents both the research from neuroscience and cognitive psychology and the tools for instructional design and assessment through examples from a wide array of grade levels and subject matter. PUBL ...