{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-teenage-brain-research-based-strategies-for-reaching-and-teaching-today-8242-s-adolescents-9781412962674","title":"Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today\u0026#8242;s Adolescents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book explains almost all of the ′headshaking′ frustrations educators express about teens. Educators will enjoy discovering that there is a biological reason for the behaviors and attitudes that teens demonstrate. They will also appreciate the practical and down-to-earth suggestions to help students find school more appealing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, Principal\u003cbr\u003eMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, IA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCutting-edge research meets brain-friendly strategies for teaching adolescents!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenagers can be mystifying to educators and parents, exhibiting a daunting array of characteristics: emotional, forgetful, and fond of risk-taking. What are they thinking? What′s the best way to reach them? The revised and expanded edition of this hands-on guide helps unlock these secrets by explaining the biological and neurological changes happening in the teenage brain. Educators can use these insights from current research to help students achieve their full academic potential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized around specific areas of adolescent development, this resource is packed with fresh instructional strategies that can be modified and adapted to various content areas. In addition to presenting the latest facts and research findings, this guide offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Secrets Revealed\" sections that present compelling stories and research about the growing adolescent brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights into the effects of technology on the brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for approaching such issues as ADHD, steroid use, and aggression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn educator′s book club guide, with discussion questions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy reading and talking with your colleagues about how to understand and tap the secrets of the teenage brain!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheryl G. Feinstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412962674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010 - Recommended - Readable\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about Sheryl Feinstein′s PD offerings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheryl Feinstein is an Associate Professor at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD where she teaches in the Education Department. She is the author of a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eSecrets of the Teenage Brain 2nd Ed \u003c\/em\u003e(2009), Corwin Press; \u003cem\u003eThe Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain 2 vol.\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), Praeger Publisher; \u003cem\u003eParenting the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeaching the At Risk Teenage Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eInside the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress \u003c\/em\u003e(2009), Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publisher; \u003cem\u003e101 Insights and Strategies for Parenting Teenagers \u003c\/em\u003e(Fall, 2009), Healthy Learning Publishers; and \u003cem\u003eTanzanian Women in Their Own Words: Stories of Chronic Illness and Disability, \u003c\/em\u003e (2009), Lexington Press. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to teaching at Augustana College, Feinstein consults at a correctional facility for adolescent boys and at a separate site for Emotionally\/Behaviorally Disturbed (EBD) adolescents in Minnesota. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2007-2008 to Tanzania where she taught at Tumaini University in Iringa and conducted research involving the adolescent. In 2006 she was a fellow at Oxford, UK. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrior to joining Augustana College, Feinstein was an administrator for a K-12 school district in Minnesota and taught in the public schools in South Dakota and a private school in Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45293379813491,"sku":"9781412962674","price":69.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8329817a-3e88-4f6d-a7b5-78085001bcef.jpg?v=1785418217","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/secrets-of-the-teenage-brain-research-based-strategies-for-reaching-and-teaching-today-8242-s-adolescents-9781412962674","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}