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

by Sheryl G. Feinstein (editor)

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

Genres: Education, Parenting, Nonfiction, Academic, Psychology

216 pages, Paperback

First published August 12, 2009

Reviews

[Michael DeCaprio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Makes some generalizations I'm not comfortable with. Not sure there is a perfect learning/begun book out there.

[Kim Dennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parts of this were really good and parts less so. The formatting was a little awkward with the "secrets revealed" portions. (And some of those so-called secrets weren't really all that astounding...) However, it was good to get some insight into the way teenagers think. There are some things that will help me in my teaching.

[Francis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little repetitive at times, but had some great suggestions in the Instructional Strategies and Secrets Revealed sections of each chapter. Good place to start to get a better understanding of the teenage brain

[Glynnis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading up for my new job!

Took my a while, but this book is fascinating and explains A LOT about teenage behavior.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good ideas for the classroom, but many of her statements are alarmists and specious.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read parts of it... Quite informative.

[Tessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful information on how to reach and teach teenagers. The older we get, the more we need to be reminded what it was like to be that age. :-)