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The Brain-Based Learning Catalog The Brain-Based Learning Catalog Crown House Publishing Extraordinary Brain-Compatible Learning Resources for K–12 Teachers Brain-Compatible Learning Gifted & Talented Leadership Accelerated Learning Music & Movement Emotional Intelligence Thinking Skills Math, Science & Literacy Fall–Winter 2005-06 Catalog #309

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Crown House Publishing

ExtraordinaryBrain-CompatibleLearning Resourcesfor K–12 Teachers

Brain-Compatible LearningGifted & TalentedLeadershipAccelerated LearningMusic & MovementEmotional IntelligenceThinking SkillsMath, Science & Literacy

Fall–Winter 2005-06Catalog #309

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Contents

Brain-Compatible Learning ............ 1–7

Bargain Books ..................................... 5

Accelerated Learning ..................... 8–9

Thinking Skills ............................... 9–13

Classroom Management ................... 13

Emotional Intelligence ............... 14–15

Parenting ........................................... 16

Leadership ................................... 16–17

Posters & Poster Books ................ 18–19

Music & Movement ..................... 20–21

Math, Science & Literacy ................... 22

Gifted and Talented .......................... 23

Order Form ........................................ 24

Authorized Distributors ..... Back Cover

Brain-Compatible LearningBrowse our catalog for the latest

brain-compatible learning products from around the world

Make this the school year whenevery child succeeds!

At the start of each new school year, all teachers are faced with aclassroom full of unique learners. As they prepare lessons for the weeksahead, good teachers know that one size will not fit all. Differentiatedinstruction seeks to vary several different aspects of the teaching andlearning dynamic in response to students’ varied needs. To get you started,order a copy of Martha Kaufeldt’s new book, Teachers, Change Your Bait:Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction (see opposite). It is filled withsuggestions, activities, and strategies to help youvary critical components of the learning environ-ment, the curriculum, and your assessment tools.

Another new book, Active Learning: IncreasingFlow in the Classroom by Pat Hollingsworth andGina Lewis (see page 3), contains 21 completelesson plans designed to engage students forpowerful learning. The goal is to have studentsexperience flow through active, hands-on learningexperiences in every area of the curriculum. Alleducators want students to embrace lifelonglearning and orchestrating opportunities for seriousfun in the classroom is one way to make thishappen.

And don’t miss our other new releases, including Accelerated Learning(page 8), Effective School Leadership (page 16), and Soundtracks forLearning (page 20).

Accelerated Learning ................................. 8

Active Learning .......................................... 3

ALPS Approach Resource Book, The ......... 9

Bargain Books ............................................. 5

Becoming Emotionally Intelligent ........... 14

Begin with the Brain .................................. 1

Best of Multiple Intelligences Activities,The ........................................................ 15

Brain Posters ............................................. 19

Brain Sizzlers .............................................. 5

Brain’s Behind It, The ................................. 2

Bright Ideas for Managing the PositiveClassroom ............................................... 6

Bright Sparks ............................................ 18

Challenging Resources for Able & TalentedChildren ................................................ 23

Closing the Learning Gap .......................... 7

Cool Cat Chem Cards ................................ 23

Creating a Learning to Learn School ........ 3

Creating an Accelerated Learning School . 9

Different Brains, Different Learners ......... 5

Effective School Leadership ...................... 16

Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom 14

Essential Motivation in the Classroom .... 14

Title Index

Excel with the Multiple Intelligences ...... 19

First Steps to a Physical Basis of

Concentration ............................................ 9

Go with the Flow ..................................... 12

HotTips for Teachers ................................ 13

How to Explain a Brain .............................. 7

Impact Techniques in the Classroom ....... 15

Instructor Guide ....................................... 12

Leading Learning ..................................... 18

Leading the Learning School ................... 17

Learning to Learn ....................................... 3

Let’s Learn How to Learn ........................... 5

Little Owl’s Book of Thinking .................. 13

Magic of Metaphor, The .......................... 17

Mapping Inner Space ............................... 11

Memory Beat ............................................ 20

More Effective Resources for Able &Talented Children ................................. 23

More Magic of Metaphor ........................ 17

Move It ..................................................... 20

Movin’ On ................................................. 12

Multiple Intelligences Posters ................. 19

Multiple Intelligences Road to an ELTClassroom, A ......................................... 22

Music for Accelerated Learning (set) ...... 21

Music for Learning (set) ........................... 21

Parents First .............................................. 16

Primary Problem Solving in Math ........... 22

Principled Headship ................................. 17

Repeat after Me ....................................... 12

Resilience, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 ........................... 15

Science Songs and Stories ........................ 22

Settling Your Child in School ................... 16

Soundtracks for Learning ........................ 20

Strategies for Closing the Learning Gap ... 7

Teachers, Change Your Bait! ...................... 1

Teacher’s Toolkit, The ................................. 4

Teaching the Best Practice Way ................. 9

Teaching Toward Solutions ...................... 14

Think It—Map It! ..................................... 11

Thinking Child, The .................................. 11

Thinking for Learning .............................. 13

Thinking Skills and Eye Cue ..................... 11

Tick . . .Tick . . .Tick ................................... 12

Tweak to Transform ................................. 17

Visual Thinking ......................................... 10

Words Work ............................................. 13

Write Brain, Write .................................... 22

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Brain-CompatibleDifferentiatedInstructionMartha KaufeldtTeachers, Change Your Bait! Brain-Compatible DifferentiatedInstruction is packed with best-practice ideas and examples formeeting the instructional needs ofall your students. A conciseexplanation of brain-compatiblelearning theory provides the rationale for why the strategieswork and why you should start using them right away!

Fill your strategy tackle box with practical ways to vary the sixkey components of differentiation:

• physical and social environment• content and its presentation• processing for learning• products to demonstrate learning

Everything you need to organize a successful differentiatedclassroom is here, from how to set up student profiles andestablish groups, to how to collect ongoing feedback forplanning instruction and documenting progress. You will findactivities that engage reluctant learners, strategies that will helpwith “leaving no child behind,” techniques to teach second-language learners, and complex tasks to inspire high-potentialstudents. Make differentiation work in your classroom and everystudent will experience success!○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“Martha Kaufeldt has done it again! Teachers, Change YourBait is an invaluable, user-friendly book that takes you step-by-step through exactly how to set up and implement abrain-friendly, differentiated classroom. Her explanation ofthe key elements of brain-compatible, differentiatedinstruction, and the practical suggestions for doing it arethe best I have read anywhere.”

—David Lazear, best-selling author, consultant,

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and trainer in applied multiple intelligence

“I am extremely grateful to Martha for her willingness toshare her considerable wisdom, and I admire her skill increating a book that is fun and easy to use. Following herguidance has made a world of difference in my classroom.”

—Shane Sparks, intermediate teacher, Tierra Pacific Charter School,

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Martha Kaufeldt is a full-time trainerand educational consultantthroughout North America. She hastaught at all grade levels, and servedas a district level coordinator and staffdeveloper. She is the creator of theaward-winning “Concept in a Day”(book and video) program which

demonstrates how educators can maximize learning using abrain-compatible immersion strategy. Her best-selling Beginwith the Brain provides strategies for implementing the keyelements of brain-compatible learning and teaching in theclassroom.

Orchestrating the Learner-Centered ClassroomMartha KaufeldtThis essential and easy-to-use resource is packed with simple ways to apply brain research to your classroom, easy-to-implement classroom strategies, ways to control chaos, and ideas for designing a classroom that works. Alsoincluded are dozens of suggestions for meeting the psychological needs of belonging, power, freedom, and fun.You’ll find an overview of brain research and flow theory, concrete strategies for implementing the theories in yourclassroom, practical hints for the new teacher, six ways to categorize classroom routines, from reading circles tocompleting math tasks, 12 ways to build positive awareness of self and peers, four ways to inspire curiosity andminimize anxiety, and much more.

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New Knowledgeabout the Brainand LearningAlistair SmithIf you want to knowmore about thebrain and learning,this is the book you need. Inwhat promises to become themost trusted resource of thebrain-based learning movement,The Brain’s Behind It guides youthrough the development cycleof the brain and then describes what helps and hinders learning.This fascinating, highly topical, and well-researched bookanswers many of your questions, including—

• Can you teach intelligence?• How can I recognize a learner under stress? What can I do

about it?• Why won’t the students in my class sit still?• What factors in a mother’s lifestyle will influence her baby’s

learning?• What is the best time for my child to begin formal

learning?• What is the best time to learn any language?• What is memory? Does it exist somewhere in the brain?• How does sleep improve all-round memory and recall?• What happens to my brain as I age?• Can I control my own fears? If so, how?

The Brain’s Behind It identifies fallacies, fads, and facts about thebrain and learning and gives you valuable recommendations youcan use, whether you’re a teacher, parent, or policy-maker.

Grades K–12Paperback, 320 pagesISBN: 1904424716$27.95 (p)

Brain QuizTest your Brain IQ. Answer by choosing either True or False.

Answers can be found on page 13.

l l 1. We use only 10% or less of our brain.l l 2. There are critical periods within which specific

developments must occur.l l 3. Your brain is like a sponge.l l 4. Stress stops you learning.l l 5. Listening to Mozart makes your child more intelligent.l l 6. Your left brain is logical and your right brain is

creative.l l 7. Male and female brains are so different we ought to

teach boys and girls in different ways.l l 8. The brain cells you get at birth are those you have for

life.l l 9. Extra stimulation enhances learning and intelligence.l l 10. Your memory is perfect.

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Research and Practice forRaising Standards,Motivation, and MoraleToby Greany and Jill RoddAre the students at your schoolmotivated? Do they rememberwhat they learn? Are yourteachers motivated and excited tobe teaching? Creating a Learningto Learn School is based on twoyears of groundbreaking research in 25 schools. The researchexplored a variety of approaches to teaching and evaluated theimpact on learning, student motivation, and teacher morale.The book includes case studies, summaries of key research, andauditing tools, and best of all, shows you how tomake your school a Learning to Learnschool.

Grades K–12Paperback,144 pages, and27.5" x 19.5"full-color posterISBN: 1855391864$19.95 (p)

Making Learning Work forAll StudentsGarry BurnettUser-friendly, interactive,accessible, and practical, Learningto Learn leads you through theprocess of finding the bestlearning strategies for the studentsyou teach. Each unit has detailedplans to help you turn yourstudents into confident,resourceful learners by—

• Using a range of learning styles, including visual, auditory,and kinesthetic

• Exercising a variety of thinking skills• Developing your students’ multiple intelligences

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“If you buy one book this year—make it this.”

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—Colin Rose, author of Accelerated Learning

Grades 5–8Paperback, 172 pages, and 25-minute audio CD of storiesISBN: 1899836780$37.95 (p)

ClassroomPat Hollingsworth andGina LewisIn Active Learning: IncreasingFlow in the Classroomexperienced teachers sharetheir most practical andengrossing ways to createoptimal learning experiencesfor students. Knowing thatthe key to real learning andunderstanding is student engagement and enjoyment, theauthors provide plans for complete lessons that motivatestudents through active involvement in the process of learning.Ancient Greece comes alive when students dramatize historicalevents. Architectural styles translated into movement, sound,and body shapes are easy to remember. Student-created boardgames make reviewing math facts fun.

This book will assist teacher planning, improve lesson quality,and illuminate your approach to teaching. Measurableobjectives, step-by-step procedures, optional teacher scripts,student handouts, evaluation tools, and enrichment activitiesprovide structure for lessons to use in math, language arts,science, social studies, and the fine arts.

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“Few books in education have provided anything like thisextraordinarily rich offering of creative ideas for ignitingthe hearts and minds of students. Teachers will bedelighted by the book’s ease and accessibility—allowingthem to quickly grasp and adapt any of the applications.Clearly written and displayed, Active Learning promises totransform even the most “turned off” students intoengaged and impassioned learners.”

—Joan Franklin Smutny, founder and director of the

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Grades Pre-K–12Paperback, 208 pagesISBN: 1904424597

WHAT IS “FLOW”?Renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszent-mihalyi coined the term flow to describe the“state in which people are so involved in anactivity that nothing else seems to matter;the experience itself is so enjoyable thatpeople will do it even at great cost for thesheer sake of doing it.” (Flow: The Psychologyof Optimal Experience, 1990)

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Promoting Variety,Engagement, andMotivation in theClassroomPaul GinnisAlready on its fifthprinting, this best-sellingteacher’s resource ispacked with practicalclassroom strategies thatwill enable you to add

spice to your teaching while meeting the different learningstyles of your students.

Drawing on insights from neuroscience, psychology, andsociology, The Teacher’s Toolkit provides—

• 40 varied learning activities• Practical ideas for managing group work, tackling

disruptive behavior, and promoting personal responsibility

The audit tools in the final section enable you to checkeverything including—

• Your lesson plans (Are the learning objectivesdifferentiated? How are high expectationscommunicated?)

• Your impact on your students’ self-esteem (Do you listenactively to your students, especially when there is adifference of opinion? Do you create and maintainground rules for your students’ emotional safety?)

• Your delivery of independent learning skills (Do you useactive learning techniques and allow students to makechoices?)

Whatever subject you teach, The Teacher’s Toolkit will help youdevelop your students’ thinking skills, fine-tune their studyskills, promote citizenship, and help students acquire theattitude and skills for true independence.

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“This is one of those rare and valuable treasures thateducators hope to find but seldom do. The Teacher’sToolkit, Vol. 1 compresses into one book strategies,learning theory, and models of design that minimizeteacher effort and maximize student learning. Its easy-to-understand style of well-articulated processes lends itselfto quick understanding and successful implementation.This book belongs on the desk of every teacher, but opento a new page each week!”

—Mark Reardon, coauthor of Strategies for Great Teaching, the

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How to Reach the Hard toReachEric JensenArm yourself with powerfulknowledge for solving difficultlearning problems and discoverhow-to strategies for turning aborderline student into aconfident achiever. DifferentBrains, Different Learners presents a succinct overview of thekey factors that prevent students from achieving as well as aconcise outline for identifying the symptoms and causes ofprevalent impairments. Get started immediately with a step-by-step action plan. Packed with powerful tools, techniques,and strategies that can actually help students improve brainfunction without resorting to Ritalin or other medicalinterventions.

Grades K–12Paperback, 176 pagesISBN: 1890460087$35.00 (x)

Celia BaronThe 76 intriguing puzzles in BrainSizzlers will help you stimulatevisual, spatial, logical, andmathematical thinking in yourclassroom. Each puzzle ismathematically based and requiresyour students to use a differentproblem-solving strategy. Includesan answer key with briefexplanations for each puzzle.

Grades 4–8Paperback, 48 pagesISBN: 0673599620$9.95 (x)

Whether you arelooking forstand-aloneworkshops, aseries of practical sessions, orwould like to run your own SuperLearning Day, this book haseverything you need to makelearning to learn really rewarding.

Full of fun activities, this bookuses research based on what weknow about the brain and learning and applies it to theprimary age group. The easy-to-run workshops have beenthoroughly tried and tested, so you can set out on yourvoyage of discovery safe in the knowledge that these ideasreally work.

Let’s Learn How to Learn—

• Shows your students how we learn in different ways,helping them to understand and develop their potential

• Teaches your students the skills necessary forremembering and transferring learning

• Provides positive, challenging activities that encourageenjoyment and confidence in learning

• Sets out practical workshops and all the materials youneed for building lessons that are meaningful andmemorable

Grades 2–5Paperback, 264 pages and CD-RomISBN: 1855390973$37.95 (p)

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Perfect for the busyteacher!

Peter ClutterbuckThe environment yourstudents experience in theclassroom is critical to theirbehavior. A positiveenvironment—one that isstimulating and non-stressful—encourages thecooperative behavior thatfacilitates learning. Authorand classroom teacherPeter Clutterbuck has assembled an essential collection of tried-and-true activities that will help you be a more effectiveteacher as you build a positive environment.

Topics include—

• Getting to know each other• Activities for a positive start to the day• Clever ways to attract and keep students’ attention• Thoughts for the week• Indoor gardening• Classroom displays• Student roles• Games for forming groups• Cooperative rule making• Student rewards

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“. . . a must for every teacher—the newly qualified as wellas the seasoned and experienced. It’s truly a treasuretrove of tips for every class situation you can possiblyencounter. I was thrilled to find ideas I have neverthought of myself nor seen used by other teachers. Thevery new and original ideas are mixed with some many ofus have used frequently but have forgotten about.”

—Dr. Eva Hoffman, author,

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Unlock the mysteries ofthe brain with the help of

this jargon-free guide!

An Educator’s Handbook ofBrain Terms andCognitive ProcessesRobert SylwesterNoted author Robert Sylwesteroffers educators and generalreaders his own definitions for terms used in the cognitiveneurosciences. This unique look into the marvelous brainuses language and descriptions that are accessible toreaders, even those with just a limited understanding ofbiology. Discover how our brain is organized and develops,and how educators can use this emerging understanding ofcognition to enhance student learning and the schoolenvironment.

This ready-reference guide to essential concepts and termsin cognitive neurosciences includes:

• Nearly 300 encyclopedic entries and cross referencescreated to help educators understand key conceptsabout our brain’s organization, development, andlearning capabilities

• Eleven newly created anatomic models and illustrationsthat focus on key brain systems and functions

• References and recommended print and Internetresources

How to Explain a Brain celebrates the brain in all its wonderand is sure to become a reference book of choice forteachers, instructional leaders, and teacher educators.

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“From amygdala to emotion, from hippocampus tomemory, from neurotransmitter to serotonin, the brainis skillfully explained . . . “

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—Robin Fogarty, President, Robin Fogarty & Associates

Professional growthPaperback, 200 pagesISBN: 1412906393$37.95 (x)

Mike Hughes with Andy VassWritten as a practical companionto the hugely popular bookClosing the Learning Gap, thisbook incorporates even moreknowledge about how the brainlearns. Strategies for Closing theLearning Gap highlights some ofthe key issues emerging fromrecent discoveries about the brain,simplifies them, and offerspractical strategies and ideas on

how to apply this research in your classroom. The strategies werewritten by teachers for teachers, and have been thoroughlytested in the classroom where they have been proven effective inincreasing student motivation as well as strengthening learning.

Grades K–12Paperback, 288 pagesISBN: 1855390752$29.95 (p)

Mike HughesAs a teacher you know what constitutes effective learningand you probably get frustrated when that effective learningisn’t achieved in the classroom. This learning gap can beclosed. Written in a light and engaging style, Closing theLearning Gap provides a structured approach to help you—

• Identify and close the learning gap• Implement strategies to enhance your teaching• Apply recent research about the brain and learning in

your classroom

Carefully developed over ten years with feedback fromclassroom teachers, the strategies in Closing the LearningGap have been used effectively and successfully in a widerange of high schools.

Grades 6–12Paperback, 192 pagesISBN: 1855390515$27.95 (p)

the Learning GAPStrategies for Closing

How to Explain a Brain

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Accelerated Learning

A User’sGuideAlistair Smith, Mark Lovatt,and Derek WiseRenowned author andpresenter Alistair Smith hasjoined forces with educatorsMark Lovatt and Derek Wise toprovide a stunningly usefulguide that cuts to the core oflearning. This book provides aneasily accessible summary ofwhat accelerated learningmethods can offer and achieve.

Organized into four chapters, this excellent volume gives thebackground to the accelerated learning approach, describesthe use of the Accelerated Learning Cycle, gives advice onenhancing memory, summarizes good ideas to improvelearning, and provides useful resources.

Some of the learning principles in this book include—

• Meaningful learning involves risk; good teachers helplearners negotiate risk.

• Anxiety paralyzes performance; good teachers providestructured challenge.

• Learning is about seeking and securing connections;good teachers take lots of opportunities to makeconnections.

Accelerating Learning: A User’s Guide combines the art ofteaching with the science of learning and provides a tried-and-tested model with the theoretical underpinnings. You’llalso have more than 200 ideas and activities that providerealistic solutions for teachers.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“In Accelerated Learning: A User’s Guide, Smith, Lovatt,and Wise have expertly synthesized educational bestpractice into a concise, readable ‘how-to’ set ofteaching behaviors that place learner thinking atthe core of instruction. The authors capably reachedtheir goal of combining “the art of teaching with thescience of learning.”

¯Barbara K. Given, Ph.D., author of

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Teaching to the Brain’s Natural Learning Systems

Grades 1–12Paperback, 128 pagesISBN: 1904424724$19.95 (p)

What is . . .Accelerated Learning?Thoroughly grounded in brainresearch, accelerated learninghelps you learn faster,remember more, and thinkmore creatively. What makesit so effective is that it isbased on the way we learnnaturally. Acceleratedlearning improves resultsby providing practicalstrategies for raisingachievement by showingus how to learn insteadof what to learn.

“Learning without thought islabor lost; thought withoutlearning is perilous.”

—Confucius (551 B.C.–479 B.C.)The Confucian Analects

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LearningAccelerated

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Accelerated Learning inPrimary SchoolsAlistair Smith and Nicola CallCase studies, practical advice, andthe theory behind ALPS(Accelerated Learning in PrimarySchools) are the backbone of thisremarkable book. The ALPSApproach Resource Book includeseverything you will need tocreate your own learning-centered school or classroom, including—

• 1,000 useful ideas to accelerate learning• 70 brain-break activities that connect learning• 50 simple homework assignments to stimulate memory

and higher-order thinking skills• How to help your students better understand how their

brains work• Guidelines for positive behavior• Reproducible affirmation posters for your classroom• Advice on managing attention and dealing with groups• How to make setting goals easy, fun, and useful• Ways to improve test scores• Lists of the best music for learning• Sample school policies

Grades K–6Spiralbound, 224 pagesISBN: 1855390787$37.95 (p)

Derek Wise and Mark LovattHave you been intrigued by thepossibilities of acceleratedlearning but aren’t sure how toimplement it? Do you wonder ifaccelerated learning really couldtransform learning at yourschool? Or do you simply want toknow what objective evidenceexists that this approach issuccessful? Creating anAccelerated Learning School tells you all this and more.

Follow Principal Derek Wise and Head of Science, Mark Lovatt,as they take us through their journey to successfully creating“an exciting place to learn.” Their experiences provide usefulreading for any school wishing to improve the learning qualityof its students. Creating an Accelerated Learning School ispacked with strategies for school-wide, departmental, andclassroom-level improvement. It is thoroughly researched andpractically proven, and provides hundreds of ideas andresources.

Grades 5–12Paperback, 176 pagesISBN: 1855390744$26.95 (p)

Methods thatMatter K–12Harvey Daniels andMarilyn BizarEveryone talks about “bestpractice” teaching—but whatdoes it actually look like in theclassroom? How do youtranslate complex curriculumstandards into simple, workableclassroom structures thatembody exemplary instruction—and still let your studentsfind joy in learning?

Teaching the Best Practice Way presents seven basic teachingstructures that make classrooms more active, collaborative,democratic, and cognitive, while simultaneously meeting“best practice” standards across subject areas and throughoutthe grades. The book also shares new research studies thatvalidate the principles and activities of best practice teaching,along with lists of recommended materials that support eachof the seven methods.

Each section begins with an essay outlining one key method,providing background and research results, and thendescribing vital features. Next, several teachers representingdifferent grade levels and school communities explain howthey adopted the basic model, adapted it to their students’needs, and made it their own.

Unique in the field, Teaching the Best Practice Way speaks toK–12 teachers with stories, examples, and practical classroommaterials.

Grades K–12Paperback, 360 pagesISBN: 1571104054$26.95 (x)

Roy AndersonFirst Steps identifies the traditionallyignored physical causes ofinattention. Student conduct andlearning problems are frequentlyviewed as a behavioral problem;First Steps challenges that view.Explaining in detail the causes ofinattention, First Steps shows youhow simple physical exercises for only a few minutes a daycan greatly improve your students’ concentration.

All GradesPaperback, 160 pagesISBN: 1899836349$14.95 (t)

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Resource BookThe ALPS Approach

WayBest PracticeTeaching the

Learning SchoolCreating an Accelerated

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Thinking Skills

Tools for Mapping YourIdeasNancy Margulies andChristine ValenzaFree yourself from the limitingbelief that you can’t draw andmove into the dynamic world ofvisible thinking for you and yourstudents. The authors havecompiled a symbolary of easy-to-draw iconographs that can beused to enrich communication,provoke deeper thought, andmake the process of creating Mind Maps and Mindscapes fornote taking and review in your classroom a breeze. VisualThinking breaks down the process of drawing into small steps sothat anyone who thinks they cannot draw will find that in fact,they can. Visible thinking templates help students work throughchallenging problem-solving activities. As their thinkingprocesses are recorded, students become more thorough andskillful in reaching conclusions and making decisions.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“This unique book is invaluable in helping both studentsand educators to learn skills that are appropriate forcommunicating in any culture in today’s increasingly visualworld. Mindscaping is a new kind of literacy that we wouldall do well to master, and this practical handbook is all weneed to get started as well as to become more proficient inthese techniques.”

—Dee Dickinson, Chief Learning Officer

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New Horizons for Learning, from the foreword

“A wonderful, inviting workbook that gives you the basictools for “speaking” visual language.”

—Robert E. Horn, author of Visual Language:

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Global Communication for the 21st Century

“In a climate where more and more students are havinglearning problems, the Visual Thinking method is one ofthe most valuable tools I am aware of. I have seen it inoperation and can not recommend it highly enough.”

—Mona Brookes, founder of Monart Drawing Schools,

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author of Drawing with Children

“Refreshingly simple, Visual Thinking provides a potent andeasily implemented visual lesson plan in problem solvingand critical thinking.”

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—Mary Corrigan, graphic facilitator

Nancy Margulies and Christine Valenza, two of the best-knownvisual facilitators in the business world, bring their expertise tothe classroom and share their secrets for conveying complexideas simply.

Grades 4–12Paperback, 176 pagesISBN: 1904424562$27.95 (p)

NewVisual Thinking

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Map your way to greater understanding

Learning and Teaching Visual MappingNancy Margulies with Nusa MaalThis completely revised edition of Mapping Inner Spaceincludes updated information about the processing styles ofthe brain, more personal applications and activities formapping, and new maps—35 of them in color—that representa wide variety of recording styles. Mapping Inner Space givesyou—

• Step-by-step instructions on how to create a Mind Map• Instructions for finding and creating symbols• Mapping warm-ups• Ways to explain the brain to children• Multiple intelligence theory and mapping• Information about systems thinking

Grades 4–12Paperback, 160 pagesISBN: 1569761388$34.95 (x)

Thinking Skills

How Schools Use Mappingto Transform Teaching andLearningIan Harris and Oliver CaviglioliInformation overload! That scaryinability to cope with the amountof thought processing going on inour heads is not new, but themethods we can choose tomanage our minds are new. Teachyour students to processinformation and gainunderstanding while creating model maps. Think It—Map It! isjam-packed with case studies and maps created by students,and it shows you how mapping can help your students with—

• Memory and retrieval• Language and thinking• Individual and social learning

A treasure trove of good ideas and sound educationalprinciples, Think It!–Map It! gives you tools for classroomplanning, staff meetings, formative assessment, professionaldevelopment planning, and much more.

Grades K–12Paperback, 224 pagesISBN: 1855391392$27.95 (p)

Brain-Based Learning forthe Foundation StageNicola Call with SallyFeatherstoneThe Thinking Child describes indepth the most up-to-dateresearch that lies behind brain-based learning theory and givesyou practical advice to put thetheory into practice. Itaddresses—

• How to define intelligence• How to maximize learning through play

• Why some children develop disorders such as ADHD• How to help your students develop emotional intelligence

Grades PreK–2Paperback, 144 pagesISBN: 185539121X$24.95 (p)

At last! A book that revealswhat thinking looks like!

IntelligenceOliver Caviglioli, Ian Harris, andBill TindallThink you can’t see someone’sthinking? Think again! This bookreveals what happens when theabstract and invisible act ofthinking is transformed into onethat is concrete and visible. The

trio of authors brings you a practical and relevant lexicon ofvisual tools that you can use to transform teaching and learningin your classroom.

A succinct content preview and a “site map” of the bookprecedes each chapter. The book provides additional visualmarkers to aid you as you—

• Help your students become independent and creativethinkers and learners

• Ensure your students know what logical and reasonedthinking looks like

• Make speaking and listening, and questioning andresponding an integral part of all lessons

• Help your student develop positive attitudes while raisingtheir Eye Cue

Grades 1–12Paperback, 272 pagesISBN: 1855390914$27.95 (p)

The Thinking Child

Mapping Inner Space (Second Edition)

Visual Tools for RaisingEye CueThinking Skills and

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Thinking Skills

Traditional strategies often focus on mastering content rather than encouraging advanced students to developtheir critical, creative, and evaluative thinking skills. These complete teaching units provide a means for studentsto develop these skills at an advanced level.

The curriculum in these four units cover content, pace, process, and expectations. The high-end activities address the advanced student’sneed for learning at higher levels of abstraction, complexity, variation, and depth, while still meeting the standards of the corecurriculum. The content is multi-discipline to help the student recognize the interconnection among subject areas. The pace of theactivities can be adjusted for each child or class. The materials are process-based and content-based, which means the focus is on how thestudent learns as well as on what he learns.

All the work has been done for you, the busy teacher. For each activity you will have—

• Overview• Connection to Core Curriculum: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies• Gifted Strand: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Communication, Research• Objectives: What the student should be able to do upon completion of the activity• Skills• Level of Bloom’s: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation• Vocabulary• Materials• Time Frame: A guide only, as some students will finish faster and others will want to explore the material further• Activity Directions: Detailed so that even the most inexperienced instructor can be successful in working with the student• Assessment: Suggestions for assessing the student’s performance• Answers: Correct or suggested answers

The activities can be used for gifted class curriculum, regular classroom enrichment, contract work for individual students, home-schooled students, and after-school programs.

Time: Puzzlers, Problems, andPlanningThis unit explores the concept of time andhow it is measured. It traces the history ofthe invention of clocks, time travel,timekeepers in nature, and gives the studentthe opportunity to apply some beginningconcepts of time management.

Grades 3–5

ISBN: 0976499932$36.95 (x)

Connecting Patterns in Math andNatureIn this unit, your students will explore bothnatural and human-made patterns, includinganimal coloration, human fingerprintpatterns, language, number, and quiltpatterns.

Grades 1–3

ISBN: 0976499924$36.95 (x)

Water Properties, Problems, andPreservationThis unit embraces the molecular structureof water and it examines water’s role intransportation and exploration. Studentswill trek through human health, brainfunctions, and the Marianas Trench withactivities involving critical global waterissues.

Grades 4–6

ISBN: 0976499975$36.95 (x)

Transportation Challenges andSolutions through HistoryThis unit asks your students to explore theneed for transportation and inventionsrelated to moving both goods and people,prior to the invention of the steam engine.Movin’ On will help your students discoverthat many inventions are actually a seriesof improvements on earlier inventions, adapted to a moremodern culture as technology advances.

Grades 3–5

ISBN: 0976499959$36.95 (x)

Curriculum Administration and EvaluationThis guide, developed by the unit authors, provides a detailed explanation of the materials and strategies found in the units.

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A collection of unitsLearning Tools for Tomorrow's Thinkers

Tick...Tick...Tick Go with the Flow

Repeat After MeMovin' On

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Thinking Skills

An Introduction to ThinkingSkillsIan GilbertThis delightful little book followsthe education of Benny the Owl ashe learns about life from his wiseold father who is eager to teach hisson how to think and think well.This book is ideal for teachers,parents, and older children and is anexcellent way to introduce the concept of thinking skills.

Grades 5–12Cloth, 64 pagesISBN: 190442435X$7.95 (t)

Mel Rockett and Simon PercivalThis practical book is pepperedthroughout with specificexamples of how teachers haveused thinking for learning intheir classrooms, and shows youwhat is possible in yourclassroom, including:

• Different methods fordeveloping thinking forlearning

• Strategies for developingthe right environment

• Guidelines for developing a community of inquiry• The importance of emotional intelligence• Teaching strategies that can be adapted to any classroom• Useful assessment methods

Grades K–12Paperback, 224 pagesISBN: 1855390965$27.95 (p)

30+ Steps to StudentEngagementRob Abernathy and Mark ReardonBy combining the techniques ofstage performers (sound level,tone of voice, body language)with those of great teachers(pacing, graphic displays), thesepresentation tips will helpteachers grab and hold students’attention. Research has shownthat students are more likely tostay focused and absorbinformation when their attentionis held. These effective strategies will help teachers andtrainers facilitate engaging learning experiences through goodmanagement of affirmation, skill integration activities,learning strategies, and self-reflection prompts.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“Great stuff! Full of enthusiasm, wisdom, and practicaljewels. Highly recommended.”

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—Eric Jensen, author of Teaching with the Brain in Mind

Professional GrowthPaperback, 160 pagesISBN: 1569761434$16.95 (x)

How to Change YourLanguage to ImproveBehavior in Your ClassroomTerry MahonySimply put, Words Work! will helpyou improve communication withyour students—especially thoseprone to disruptive behavior.Author Terry Mahony gives you arationale for the causes of anxietyand dysfunctional behavior, andcovers the latest developments ineffective teaching through themodification of language use. Richwith practical strategies that deal with causes—not justsymptoms—Words Work! enables you to recognize linguisticpatterns and use them effectively.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“This is simply the best book on classroom behavior thatI’ve ever read.”

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—Paul Ginnis, author of The Teacher’s Toolkit

Grades K–12Paperback, 168 pagesISBN: 1899836985LCCN: 2002116729$27.95 (p)

Class Management

Answers to Brain Quiz (page 2)

If you answered False to all of the questions, you have a100% Brain IQ! If not, we suggest you read The Brain’sBehind It (pages 26–31), which can be found on page 2 ofthis catalog, or any other of our many books featured inthis catalog to help you understand the brain and brain-based education.

Thinking for Learning HotTips for Teachers:

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Emotional Intelligence

Teaching TowardSolutionsA Solution FocusedGuide to ImprovingStudent Behavior, Grades,Parental Support, and StaffMoraleLinda MetcalfIdeal for beginning and studentteachers as well as experiencedteachers looking for an effectivesolution-based approach, this bookoffers you a positive alternativewhen working with students withchallenging behavioral issues andpoor grades. The techniques and strategies included are practicaland clearly presented. Sections include—

• How to create a motivational atmosphere• Stopping behavioral problems before they begin• Conducting meetings with resistant parents• Dealing with ADD, anger, abuse, school phobias, and

depression• Discipline• Creating opportunities for students to change their

reputations and improve

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“This book is a fantastic resource. It’s practical and full ofmany useful handouts for teachers. I highly recommend thisbook as a primary resource in my workshops for educators.”

—Professor Ronald E. Warner, Ed.D., CPsych,

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University of Toronto

Grades K–12Paperback, 192 pagesISBN: 1904424074$31.95 (p)

Emotional Intelligencein the ClassroomCreative LearningStrategiesfor 11–18 Year OldsMichael BrearleyHelp your students approachtheir work—and their futures—with confidence, ambition,optimism, and integrity.Emotional Intelligence in theClassroom gives you—

• Practical strategies forintegrating emotional intelligence (EI) across thecurriculum

• The fundamentals of emotional intelligence andemotional quotient (EQ)

• Original research on the impact of EI on learning

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“A succinct and readable summary of what EmotionalIntelligence can offer to the learning repertoire ofchildren. In a clear and accessible style the book drawson the theory of EI and Multiple Intelligences and pinsthis down into a series of structured activities forclassrooms.”

—Alistair Smith, author of

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Accelerated Learning in Practice

Grades 5–12Paperback, 128 pagesISBN: 1899836659$29.95 (p)

Essential Motivation in theClassroomIan GilbertThis entertaining and inspiring guide willhelp you motivate your students—andshow you how your students can learn tomotivate them–selves. Ian Gilbert leadsyou through the theories of learning andthinking, and highlights the “seven keys”of motiva–tion, offering a range ofstrategies, ideas and insights to helplearners become motivated from within.Essential Motivation in the Classroom is full of practical advice,anecdotes, and quotes from motivational theorists and Bill Gates,to cartoon character Homer Simpson.

Grades 5–12Paperback, 208 pagesISBN: 041526619X$24.95 (x)

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Becoming EmotionallyIntelligentCatherine CourieThe boy with the quick temper. Theangry teacher. The overly sensitivegirl. These case studies providesuccinct snapshots of people whosebehavior became more emotionallyintelligent when they chose tochange some of the roles they playand behave in a way that reflectstheir personal values.

Becoming Emotionally Intelligentexplains in a simple and practical way what emotionalintelligence is and how it is an essential intelligence for peoplewho work with people and who want to make a realdifference in their communities. You can fundamentallychange your students’ lives by teaching them how to makeemotionally intelligent choices.

Grades K–12Paperback, 208 pagesISBN: 1855390698$26.95 (p)

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Impact Techniques in theClassroom88 Activities to Engage YourStudentsDanie BeaulieuImpact Techniques in theClassroom brings you 88 tools andactivities to make your teachingmore effective by developing yourstudents’ emotional intelligence,enhancing memory skills, andincreasing cooperation andengagement. The activities usetechniques that incorporate current knowledge about how thebrain and memory function. By using verbal language, images,movements, and props (such as an extension cord or a $20 bill),these techniques target the student’s implicit memory—theform of memory that decodes information through intuitionand experience and is outside the student’s conscious control.

Activities can be used in a group or with an individual studentand focus on:

• Self-Control—resisting urges, delaying the satisfactionof desires

• Empathy—recognizing the feelings of another,understanding their feelings, and building betterrelationships with them

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“This is a book that takes the theory behind learningstyles and engages you in a tool box bursting withcreative ideas. There is an ‘impact technique’ for justabout every classroom dilemma, from dealing withbullying to coping with the withdrawn child, and more.”

—Sharon Charlton-Thomas,

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Director, The Parent Coaching Company

Grades K-12Paperback, 216 pagesISBN: 1904424554$29.95 (p)

The Best of MultipleIntelligences ActivitiesTeacher Created Materials, Inc.This action-packed book is full ofactivities for putting the theory ofmultiple intelligences to immediateuse in your classroom. Presenting thebest of all the MI resources, itprovides activities for all grade levelsand all eight of the intelligences ineach curriculum area: language arts,science, math, social studies, and the arts. The Best of MultipleIntelligences Activities also includes information about themultiple intelligences, why they should be taught, and how toassess your students’ learning.

Grades K–8Paperback, 400 pagesISBN: 1576904644$29.95 (x)

Resilience Volume 1The Personal Skills You Need to be an EffectiveLearnerResilience Volume 2The Social Skills You Need to be an Effective LearnerAnnie GreeffThis two–volume set, for primary and middle school teachers,will help promote self-managed, resilient learning in yourclassroom. These practical workbooks detail a holistic approachto developing your students’ resilience through a series ofmodules with activities, theory, and reflective exercises.

Volume 1 includes sections on:• Resilience (an introductory • Emotions

overview for the teacher and • Free to Be Mepupils) • My World

• Marvelous Me • My Time

Volume 2 includes sections on:• Interpersonal and Adaptive • Conflict

Skills • Moving On• Empathy • Money Matters• Finding Solutions • Diversity

Photocopiable worksheets and facilitators’ notes make thesebooks extremely teacher-friendly. Learning points are included toremind you of the main focus of worksheets and to assist inunderstanding what the specific exercises aim to achieve.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

“. . . Contains numerous useful activities for teachers toadapt to the age of children they teach. Will be a valuableresource for educators researching the field of emotionalintelligence.”

—Dr. Eva Hoffman, author,

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founder and director of Inspired Learning

Resilience Volume 1 Resilience Volume 2Grades 1–8 Grades 1–8Paperback, 216 pages Paperback, 216 pagesISBN: 1904424376 ISBN: 1904424643$34.95 (p) $34.95 (p)

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Parenting Leadership

Parents and ChildrenLearning TogetherGarry Burnett and Kay JarvisParents First is designed toimprove your understandingof how children learn in orderfor you to help your child facethe challenges of our moderneducational system. It clearlyexplains some of the keyresearch about how thehuman brain works andprovides practical advice onhow to apply that research tostudying and learning at school. You’ll explore practical waysto help your child learn effectively, including—

• Developing confidence and self-esteem• Effective listening and questioning• Creating an effective learning environment• Building a healthier brain for learning• Improving memory, recall, and spelling

Parents First puts you right at the center of the educationprocess, raising the aspirations and achievements of your child.

Grades K–10Paperback, 152 pagesISBN: 1904424139$14.95 (t) (Bulk prices available on request)

Is your child readyfor his first yearof school?

A Parent’s GuideMichelle WallisSettling Your Child in Schoolis a comprehensive guide tohelp your child bridge thegap between pre-school andschool. Learn what schoolsexpect of children so yourchild can enjoy his first school experience.

Helpful information is provided on—

• What your child needs to know about starting school• How to settle your child in the school environment• The mental and physical abilities your child will need at

school• How schools approach classroom learning• Helping your child with reading, writing, and number

skills at home• Games and activities to stimulate your child’s interest in

learning

Grade PreK–3Paperback, 48 pagesISBN: 1904424503$12.95 (t) (Bulk prices available on request)

Strategies for SuccessfulSchool AdministratorsJames JohnstonEffective leadership generates aschool culture that fosterseffective learning. But how doyou acquire the personalqualities and interpersonal skillsso vital for a successfuladministrator? The good news isthat they can be learned.

Effective School Leadership is for you if you want to—

• Improve your self-management skills such as time-management and dealing with interruptions

• Manage difficult situations such as a conflict situationwith a student, colleague, or parent

• Maintain a sense of purpose and direction under pressure• Create a positive attitude in your team so all members

are valued and productive

And above all—

• Communicate effectively—whether you are conversingwith a colleague, a student, or a parent!

Whatever your leadership position—principal, vice-principal,department head, or curriculum specialist—the strategies andtechniques in Effective School Leadership will help yousucceed.

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“What successive school reform movements have failedto realize is that the success of our schools depends onthe well-being of the people who work in them, bothstudents and teachers. To lead and manage peopleeffectively requires more than authority and pressure. Itrequires a range of personal qualities and interpersonalskills.”

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Professional DevelopmentPaperback, 112 pagesISBN: 1904424767Price: $19.95 (p)

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Leadership

Improving Teaching: APractical Handbook forSchool LeadersMike Hughes with David PotterImproving teaching is the key togenuine and sustainable schoolimprovement. Tweak to Transformfocuses on what we know aboutchange, what we know aboutlearning, and what you as aprincipal or school leader can do tomanage the change process andimprove the quality of teaching in your school. While there’s nosingle recipe for successfully improving teaching, this bookidentifies some key principles using activities, strategies, andmodels.

Grades K–12Paperback, 264 pagesISBN: 1855391406$24.95 (p)

Stories for Leaders,Influencers and MotivatorsNick OwenHow much more satisfying wouldyour teaching be—both for youand your students—if you wereable to—

• Explain ideas and conceptsmore easily, more memorably,and more powerfully?

• Create an environment towhich all of your students arewilling to contribute?

• Motivate your students with a desire for life-longlearning?

This compelling volume explores the power of story to inspire,inform, and transform people’s lives. With a particularemphasis on leadership in the very broadest sense of the word,the stories in this collection offer inspiration, inner knowledge,and wisdom.

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“The author weaves all of these threads into a beautifulstory, a journey, full of adventure and discovery. Once Iturned the first page, and took the first step, I wasspellbound. You will be too.”

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—Tim Watts, Tim Watts Associates

Grades K–12Paperback, 256 pagesISBN: 1904424414$27.95 (t)

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77 Stories for Teachers,Trainers and ThinkersNick OwenThis volume presents a collectionof powerful stories designed toengage, inspire and transform youand your audience. The storiesfocus on values, responsibility, andleadership, and promote positivefeelings, confidence, direction, andvision. The Magic of Metaphor alsogives you 16 suggestions foreffective story telling, and adviceon organization, style, and story-telling skills.

This is an excellent resource for teachers.

Grades K–12Paperback, 256 pagesISBN: 1899836705$29.95 (t)

Raising Standards ofAchievement by Improvingthe Quality of Learning andTeachingColin WeatherleyEffective leadership of true learningschools involves applying theprinciples of learning to all levels ofeducational management. This bookshows you the way with 13 keyprinciples of learning, informationon how to improve teachers’professional skills, how to make the learning environmentmore supportive, and planning the development of your staffand school.

Grades K–12Paperback, 208 pagesISBN: 1855390701$24.95 (p)

A Teacher’s Guide to theGalaxyTerry MahonyPreface by Ian McDermottThis book gives principals—andaspiring principals—specific andimmediately usable skills to besuccessful school leaders. It showsyou how to strengthen your beliefsand values, how to be personallyeffective, and how to motivate colleagues.

Grades K–12Paperback, 144 pagesISBN: 1904424309$14.95 (t)

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Posters & Poster Books

Posters for Staff to Transform Learning, TransformTeachingAlistair SmithThis compilation of 202 posters summarizes the leadingthinking on transforming learning and teaching. Drawing fromthe best in brain research, motivational psychology, theories ofintelligence, and classroom management, these posters willhelp you refresh your teaching. Among the 17 topics coveredare—

• Attitudes to learning• The neurological basis of learning• Understanding memory• The physiology of learning• Music and learning• Engagement and motivation• Effective learning strategies• Thinking skills• Models of intelligence• Staff development

The posters can be used for any learning situation, for staffdevelopment, for coaching and mentoring, and for wholeschool approaches. The posters can be photocopied for staffdevelopment within the school.

Grades K–12Spiralbound, 8½" x 11½", 208 pagesISBN: 1855390892$29.95 (p)

Posters for Students and for Classrooms to RaiseMotivation and AchievementAlistair SmithWhat do Nelson Mandela, William Shakespeare, CathyFreeman, Walt Disney, and Wayne Gretzky have in common?They are all quoted in Bright Sparks, a compilation of postersfor the classroom. The 100+ posters in this book are designedto help you motivate your students and encourage theirlearning. Among the covered topics are—

• Why attitude is important• Your amazing brain• The magic spelling strategy• Learning secrets of the famous• How you learn best• Exam technique

Teachers, parents, and students can use these posters in theclassroom, staffroom, study areas, and bedroom.

Grade K–128½" x 11", 112 pagesISBN: 1904424759$29.95 (p)

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Posters & Poster Books

Matthew PearceThese handsomely illustrated posters remind us ofspecific ways we can exercise and enjoy our multipleintelligences.

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“My students (and colleagues) love theseposters! Not only are they visually striking, butthey explain the multiple intelligences withwonderful clarity.”

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—D. Esteve, teacher

Grades 6–129 full-color, 11" x 16" postersISBN: 1899836586$27.95 (p)

Jenny MaddernColorful and vital, these posters reinforce yourstudents’ understanding of all the ways they aresmart and demonstrate eight ways to learn—through number and logic, action, music,looking, nature, words, with others, and byyourself.

Grades K–89 full-color, 11" x 16" postersISBN: 1899836276$27.95 (p)

Jenny MaddernPromote self-esteem, understanding, andmotivation with these colorful postersabout the brain. Remind your students tocare and feed their brains with postersentitled—

• The Eight Brain Smarts• Your Left and Right Brain• Care for Your Brain• Feed Your Brain• Map Your Brain• Train Your Brain• Your Brain Cells

Grades K–88 full-color, 16" x 24" postersISBN: 1899836861$27.95 (p)

Brain Posters

Multiple Intelligence Posters

Excel with the Multiple Intelligences Posters

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Music & Movement

ClassroomChris Boyd BrewerSoundtracks for Learning is acomplete how-to guide for usingmusic as a powerful force toimprove thinking, learning, andunderstanding in your classroom.Music can energize and focus yourstudents, boost their recall, andcreate a positive atmosphere foreffective and enjoyable learning. Activities and teaching tips aredesigned specifically for each stage in the accelerated learningcycle. Preparation, presentation, practice, and performance canall be enhanced when integrated with music. Choosingappropriate music is easy with music-and-learning expert ChrisBrewer’s extensive list of Sound Suggestions. Research notes onmusic and the brain provide the rationale for adding a sounddimension to every teacher’s strategy toolkit. Thiscomprehensive guide provides multiple ways to use music tosupport real learning. You can select music to create awelcoming atmosphere or to orchestrate learning experiencesthat reinforce key information.

Includes a CD sampler of music for each stage in the acceleratedlearning cycle.

Full-length Memory Beat CD available separately (see below).

Grades K–12Paperback, 224 pages plus a 15-minute sampler CDISBN: 1845900146

Chris Boyd Brewer, Daniel Kobialkaand Cheryl EdisonResearchers around the world arepicking up the tempo to uncoverthe mystery of how we learn. Theyare concluding that quality learningresults from incorporatingexperiences that engage mind,body, and emotions—key features of the accelerated learningapproach. Music and learning expert Chris Brewer and hercolleagues have produced the first all-in-one acceleratedlearning CD. Memory Beat is precisely sequenced to triggeroptimal mind and body states with music selections tocomplement each stage of the accelerated learning cycle.

All Grades63-minute CDISBN: 0965582515$15.95 (x)

PhysicalMovement andLearningAlistair SmithThere is an increasing body ofknowledge which links physicalmovement and learning. Thebook contains over 100 simpleactivities, all fully illustrated withclear instructions on how todevelop them. Young childrenand older learners alike willbenefit from practicing them. The book contains sections on—

• Theory of movement and learning• Lifestyle choices and the importance of play• Brain breaks for handwriting• Brain breaks for relaxation• Brain breaks for numeracy and literacy• Brain breaks for improving concentration• Improving coordination• Building confidence• Eye patterning• Links to learning topics• How to add music to movement

The activities have been successfully used in schools andinclude many exercises suggested by teachers with whom theauthor has worked.

Grades K–12Paperback, 80 pagesISBN: 1904424740$19.95 (p)

10 physical functions

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Music & Movement

Selected and arranged by Roland RobertsSignificant evidence has shown that certain types of music canhelp us attain a state of relaxed alertness, known as the alphastate, which is crucial to effective learning. When yourstudents are in the alpha state, they are able to learn in astress-free, high-energy environment. The results are evenmore remarkable when classical music of around 60 beats perminute is arranged and performed on a synthesizer.

Used as background music when studying or concentrating,these classical musical tracks will help to accelerate the pace oflearning effortlessly.

Roland Roberts, Master of Music and a former Fulbrightscholar, has arranged the music on these CDs to help youeffortlessly accelerate the pace of learning in your classroom.

Unleash Your Potential through the Genius of Mozart!Grades K–122-CD Set, 120 minutes 2-Audiotape SetISBN: 1899836616 ISBN: 1899836624$24.95 (p) $24.95 (p)

Increase Your Brainpower without Even Thinking!Grades K–122-CD Set, 120 minutes 2-Audiotape SetISBN: 1899836632 ISBN: 1899836608$24.95 (p) $24.95 (p)

Selected and arranged by Roland RobertsMusic has been shown, in some cases, to have a profoundeffect on our ability to learn. Roland Roberts follows up hisbestselling Passive Music for Accelerated Learning and Mozartfor Accelerated Learning with new, high-quality CDs, eachdesigned to accompany different activities.

Adrenalin Pumping with the ClassicsRecorded at around 80 beats per minute, these tracks are anexcellent accompaniment to high-energy activities such asbrainstorming, room changes, or vigorous exercise.

All GradesCD, 60 minutesISBN: 1904424430$14.95 (p)

Alpha State Music for Relaxed Learning EfficiencyRecorded at 60 beats per minute, these tracks are ideal toassist study and the storage of information in long-termmemory.

All GradesCD, 60 minutesISBN: 1904424457$14.95 (p)

Chill Out Classics for Quiet MomentsThe restful tracks on this CD are designed for slowing studentsdown and for relaxation activities.

All GradesCD, 60 minutesISBN: 1904424449$14.95 (p)

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Math, Science & Literacy

Science Songs and Storiesfor the Big QuestionsKathleen CarrollDo your students learn the words to the newest song overnightbut can’t remember the difference between a meter, a liter, anda gram? What about the steps of the Scientific Method whenperforming an experiment? Help your students discover thewonder and fun of science while mastering important scienceconcepts and vocabulary through brain-friendly songs, raps,and stories. The book and CD cover Big Questions such as—

• How can you do an experiment?• How do you hear?• How can a weed be valuable?• How can scientific thinking help everyday life?

Grades K–856-page book and 73-minute CDISBN: 0975922602$29.95 (x)

Primary ProblemSolving in MathJack Coffland andGilbert CuevasHelp your students developtheir critical-thinking skills byusing the instructionalstrategies, practicalsuggestions, and 101activities, in Primary ProblemSolving in Math. Yourstudents will learn to solvenon-routine creative problemsas well as real-life situationaland traditional story problemsfor themselves.

Grades K–3Paperback, 200 pagesISBN: 0673387453$19.95 (x)

Develop effective andpassionate student writers inyour classroom!Write Brain, WriteProven Success Tools forDeveloping the Writer inEvery StudentAnne HansonFrom descriptive and narrativewriting techniques toexpository and persuasivewriting strategies, Write Brain,Write gives you a game planthat addresses the issues ofplanning, assessment and curriculum selection. Along theway, you’ll learn why seating matters, what it means to thinkoutside the textbook box, what significant changes arehaving an impact on present-day learners’ brains, howtapping into the past fuels the fires of the mind, and whichreal-life applications ensure progress. Develop a wholeclassroom full of brilliant writers with this proven, effectiveapproach!

All gradesPaperback, 222 pagesISBN: 1890460117$27.00 (x)

A Multiple IntelligencesRoad to an ELTClassroomMichael BermanWritten for teachers of English as asecond language, this visuallyappealing and thoroughly practicalresource is full of exercises,activities, stories, and puzzles forimmediate use in your classroom.Organized into ten units—anintroduction to learning styles, themultiple intelligences, a section oneach of the eight intelligences, anda final section on teaching young learners—A MultipleIntelligences Road to an ELT Classroom contains all that youneed to keep your students challenged and learning in thestyle that suits them best. You can also use the activities in thisextremely versatile book in your mainstream English classes.

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“Refreshingly lucid and jargon-free. Its emphasis is on thepractical application of MI theory and is full ofimmediately useable and interesting classroomactivities.”

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Grades 5–12Paperback, 208 pagesISBN: 1899836233$31.95 (p)

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Gifted & Talented

Barry TeareChallenging Resources for Ableand Talented Children waswritten in response to thecontinuing demand forpractical materials that inspire,motivate, challenge, andstretch gifted students—or anystudent who enjoys problemsolving. Fun and thoughtprovoking, the activitiescover—

• Literacy: Word play, euphemisms, vocabulary, proverbs,and writing

• Math: Calculations, problem solving, probability, datahandling

• Science: Scientific terms, deduction, moral and ethicalissues, experiments

• Humanities: Allegories in history, comparative religions,hypothesizing

• Logical thought: Anagrams, riddles, and codes, variablesrequiring a matrix

• Detective work and codes: Number code with crypticclues, team presentation of court case

• Lateral thinking: Contrasting situations with alternativeanswers, chains of thinking

• Competitions: Acronyms, classification, living processes,homographs

• And for young children: Maps, following instructions,classification, reading skills

Full of complex problems—many take more than one step tosolve or require further interpretation—Challenging Resourcesfor Able and Talented Children gives you—

• 62 reproducible activities, comprehensive solutions,teacher notes, and explanations of how the materialsmeet the needs of gifted children.

Grades K–12Spiralbound, 288 pagesISBN: 1855391228$39.95 (p)

Barry TeareMore Effective Resources forAble and Talented Children is atreasury of stimulating andchallenging activities thatprovide excitement andenrichment for gifted childrenof all ages. With an intriguingmix of categories, this volumegives you 65 creativeactivities—including someusing German and French language and vocabulary.

Each category gives you key principles, such as—

• Literacy: A cognitive grasp of sophisticated ideas andlinguistic concepts; apt terminology and variedvocabulary; and language manipulation, sentencestructure, and punctuation

• Science: Ask ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions and determinehow to find the answers; make predictions whereappropriate; and the ability to take a viewpoint andjustify it

For each activity you’ll have a list of key skills (such asresearch, following directions, evaluation, or decisionmaking), the complete solution, and extension possibilities.These fun and complex activities will help your students reachtheir highest potential.

Grades K–12Spiralbound, 272 pagesISBN: 1855390639$39.95 (p)

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Making Chemistry FunCaroline Griffiths and John GriffithsWhen was the last time you played games in your chemistry lab? Sounds dangerous, no? Well using the CoolCat Chem Cards you can play dozens of games that will not only teach your students the periodic table andinformation about the different elements, but will turn learning time into fun time. A pack consists of 54durable full-color cards (5 each of groups I-VIII, and 12 transition metals, uranium and plutonium) that willallow you to focus on the similarities or differences of all chemical elements. They highlight physicaldata such as atomic number, mass number, density, melting and boilingpoints, number of isotopes, electrical conductivity and more.

You can use these cards to make up any number ofgames or tests. In addition, each deck includesinstructions on traditional games such as: Rummy,Risk Factor Taboo, Reactivity Series, Magic ofChemistry, Extra-Curricular Links, and more. Be thefirst in your school to have a deck of Cool Cat ChemCards!

Ages 11+56 Card Deck

ISBN: 1904424988$19.95 (p)

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