Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience

Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience is an insightful resource for educators seeking to integrate neuroscience principles into their teaching strategies. This book explores how the brain learns best and provides practical guidance on creating brain-friendly classroom climates.

What You'll Learn

• Techniques for enhancing brain-friendly assessment practices
• How to set goals as the foundation of effective teaching
• Strategies for creating a supportive classroom climate
• Understanding the WHERETO model for brain-sensitive teaching
• Methods for teaching toward automaticity (AMT)

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for educators, curriculum designers, and education students who wish to deepen their understanding of teaching strategies that leverage neuroscience. It’s especially beneficial for those interested in creating effective learning environments.

What You Need to Know First

Readers should have a basic understanding of educational theory and neuroscience principles, as the book builds on these concepts to explore advanced teaching strategies.

Why This Book

Unlike other texts, this book uniquely combines the Understanding by Design framework with neuroscience, offering a structured approach to enriching teaching practices with scientific insights.

What's Inside

Authored by Jay McTighe and Judy Willis, M.D., and published by ASCD, this 294-page guide includes real-world examples, strategies, and assessments to help educators transform their classrooms using neuroscience insights.