Deerfield High School Library

Teacher Links - Brain Research

It is not unreasonable to expect that man's brain
 will continue to study itself so long as Homo sapiens shall last.
Pinckney J. Harman

Internet Links

• Brain Connection- Information about how the brain works and how people learn.
• The Teen Brain- interesting article from PBS' Online News Hour.
• Inside the Teenage Brain- Frontline's Comprehensive site on teen brains.
• Brain Development - University of Washington
• The DANA Foundation - Non-profit organization of neuroscientists dedicated to providing the public with information regarding the benefits of brain research.
• Brain-Based Dimensions of Learning - Prince George County Public Schools.
• How to Think About the Brain - this article published in the online versions of School Administrator argues to air on the side of caution when applying brain research to teaching (article is from 1998).
• Brain-Based Learning - Article by James R. Lawson published in The Encylopedia of Educational Technology.

Books in the DHS Library

• Becoming a "wiz" at brain-based teaching : how to make every year your best year. Marilee Sprenger.  PRO 370.15 SPR
• Brain-Based Learning. Eric Jensen.  370.152 J453
• MindShifts : a brain-based process for restructuring schools and renewing education. Geoffrey Caine.  370.15 C124
• How the brain learns : a classroom teacher's guide. David Sousa.  PRO 370.15 SOU
• We're born to learn : using the brain's natural learning process to create today's curriculum. Rita Smilkstein.  PRO 370.15 SMI
• Brain-compatible classrooms. Fogarty, Robin.  PRO 370 .15 FOG
• The owner's manual for the brain : everyday applications from mind-brain research. Howard Pierce.  612.82 H 836
• Your child's growing mind : a guide to learning and brain development from birth to adolescence. Jane Healy. 155.4 HEA
• A celebration of neurons : an educator's guide to the human brain. Robert Sylwester.  612.82 SY59 
• Teaching with the brain in mind. Eric Jensen.  370.15 JEN