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Endangered Minds

Author : Jane M. Healy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439126704
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Endangered Minds written by Jane M. Healy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is today's fast-paced media culture creating a toxic environment for our children's brains? In this landmark, bestselling assessment tracing the roots of America's escalating crisis in education, Jane M. Healy, Ph.D., examines how television, video games, and other components of popular culture compromise our children's ability to concentrate and to absorb and analyze information. Drawing on neuropsychological research and an analysis of current educational practices, Healy presents in clear, understandable language: -- How growing brains are physically shaped by experience -- Why television programs -- even supposedly educational shows like Sesame Street -- develop "habits of mind" that place children at a disadvantage in school -- Why increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder -- How parents and teachers can make a critical difference by making children good learners from the day they are born

Full Gospel, Fractured Minds?

Author : Rick M. Nañez
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310862116
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? written by Rick M. Nañez and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith? Do you hunger for a “full gospel” that includes the mind as well as heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a well-maintained mind—a mind on fire—to match a heart on fire and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God . Nañez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God’s Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism, Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. “Rick Nañez calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a balance between mind and Spirit. This book will stir you to seek all that God has for you.” —From the Foreword by Stanley M. Horton, PhD

Endangered Minds

Author : Jane M. Healy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Endangered Minds written by Jane M. Healy and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shades of Loneliness

Author : Richard Stivers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0742530027
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Shades of Loneliness written by Richard Stivers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this incisive and controversial book, Richard Stivers rejects genetic explanations of psychological problems, arguing instead that the very organization of technological societies is behind the pervasive experience of loneliness. In its extreme form, loneliness assumes pathological dimensions in neurosis and schizophrenia, which reflect the contradiction between power and meaninglessness that characterizes modern life. Loneliness, in its many manifestations, seems to be the price we must pay for living in a technological world. Yet nurturing family, friend, and community ties can mitigate its culturally and psychologically disorganizing power. This book is a clarion call for a renewal of moral awareness and custom to combat the fragmentation and depersonalization of our technological civilization. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Natural Learning for a Connected World

Author : Renate Nummela Caine
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807751898
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Natural Learning for a Connected World by : Renate Nummela Caine

Download or read book Natural Learning for a Connected World written by Renate Nummela Caine and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do video games fascinate kids so much that they will spend hours pursuing a difficult skill? Why don't they apply this kind of intensity to their school work? In their most penetrating and important work in years, these two leaders in the field of brain-based education build a bridge to the future of education with a dynamic model of teaching that works for all grade levels and in all cultural and ethnic groups. The authors' education model, the "Guided Experience Approach," is based on the way that biologists see learning as a totally natural, continuous interaction between perception and action. Natural Learning for a Connected World provides a practical, step-by-step description and successful examples from practice of this perception action cycle so that we can finally provide the learning environments essential for our children to thrive in the knowledge age.

Kid’s Eye View of Science

Author : Susan J. Kovalik
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452237425
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Kid’s Eye View of Science written by Susan J. Kovalik and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover science from a child's perspective and enhance your inquiry-based science toolbox with brain-based strategies that integrate science across content areas and improve student outcomes.

Grandparents' Guide to Gifted Children

Author : James T. Webb
Publisher : Great Potential Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0910707685
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Grandparents' Guide to Gifted Children by : James T. Webb

Download or read book Grandparents' Guide to Gifted Children written by James T. Webb and published by Great Potential Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandparents, with their greater life experience, will often realize?Xeven before the parents?Xthat a child is gifted, and that the child will need additional emotional and intellectual sustenance. Grandparents Guide to Gifted Children includes: ?XEarly signs of giftedness ?XSpecial needs of gifted children ?XAreas of concern ?XUnique roles of grandparents ?XBuilding a bond with a grandchild ?XMaximizing grandparenting ?XEducation plans ?XWhen a grandparent is the parent ?XLeaving a personal legacy

Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3

Author : Pamela Nevills
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452272573
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3 written by Pamela Nevills and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how children’s brains change as they develop early reading skills! Moving through skills acquisition from birth to age eight, this updated edition of the best-selling book gives educators a clear picture of how children acquire and develop language skills in preparation for reading. This updated edition features developmentally appropriate practices for fostering critical literacy skills in each age group and expanded information on English learners and Response to Intervention. The authors provide: Brain-friendly strategies that build phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency skills Instructional applications for games, music, and play Interventions for children with early reading difficulties

A Royal Waste of Time

Author : Marva J. Dawn
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802845863
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book A Royal Waste of Time written by Marva J. Dawn and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Marva Dawn insists that churches need to engage in a serious process of community discernment concerning worship in order to employ the best tools and forms, and she offers reflections to further the discussion. Each part of A Royal "Waste" of Time begins with a sample Scripture-based sermon since Dawn emphasizes that the church's worship must follow biblical guidelines and form a biblical people.--From publisher's description.

Game Addiction

Author : Neils Clark
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453494
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Game Addiction written by Neils Clark and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eleven-year-old boy strangled an elderly woman for the equivalent of five dollars in 2007, then buried her body under a thin layer of sand. He told the police that he needed the money to play online videogames. Just a month later, an eight-year-old Norwegian boy saved his younger sister’s life by threatening an attacking moose and then feigning death when the moose attacked him—skills he said he learned while playing World of Warcraft. As these two instances show, videogames affect the minds, bodies, and lives of millions of gamers, negatively and positively. This book approaches videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary perspective, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology.

Transactions at Play

Author : Cindy Dell Clark
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761844860
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Transactions at Play written by Cindy Dell Clark and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009-05-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When players play, there is a transactional process at work, whether for children on a teeter-totter or pandas playing with peers. In this edited volume, nine experts on play show how play transactions are an important dynamic of play across cultures, age groups, even species. A rich array of play contexts is evident across the nine chapters, encompassing varied continents, age groups, and sorts of players. The play processes of giant pandas, of home-visiting therapists, of Polynesian women, and of autistic kids are included here. The healthy interchange of ideas about play, one of the hallmarks of the Association for the Study of Play, is a process that is cultivated in this new volume.

Strategies That Promote Student Engagement

Author : Ernestine G. Riggs
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452238650
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Strategies That Promote Student Engagement written by Ernestine G. Riggs and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring updated research, grade-specific individual and group activities, and suggestions for assessment, this resource outlines how teachers can inspire their students to become self-motivated learners.

What Kids Buy and Why

Author : Daniel Acuff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451603177
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book What Kids Buy and Why written by Daniel Acuff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're in the business of marketing or developing products and programs for kids, What Kids Buy and Why belongs in your office. How can you create outstanding products and programs that will win in the marketplace and in the hearts of kids and parents? Dan S. Acuff and Robert H. Reiher have invented a development and marketing process called Youth Market Systems that puts the needs, abilities, and interests of kids first. This system makes sure you won't miss the mark whether you're trying to reach young children or teens, boys or girls, or whether you're selling toys, sports equipment, snacks, school supplies, or software. Based on the latest child development research, What Kids Buy and Why is chock-full of provocative information about the cognitive, emotional, and social needs of each age group. This book tells you among other things--why 3-through-7-year-olds love things that transform, why 8-through-12-year-olds love to collect stuff, how the play patterns of boys and girls differ, and why kids of all ages love slapstick.What Kids Buy and Why is the result of Acuff and Reiher's almost twenty years of consulting with high-profile clients including Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Microsoft, Nestle, Tyco, Disney, Pepsi, Warner Brothers, LucasFilm, Amblin/Spielberg, Mattel, Hasbro, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Quaker Oats, General Mills, Broderbund, Bandai, Sega, ABC, CBS, I-HOP, Domino's, Hardee's, and Kellogg's. Special features include: an innovative matrix for speedy, accurate product analysis and program development a clear, step-by-step process for making decisions that increase your product's appeal to kids tools and techniques for creating characters that kids love Here is the complete one-stop tool for understanding what children of all ages want to buy.

Teleliteracy

Author : David Bianculli
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815606536
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Teleliteracy written by David Bianculli and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomena of television is examined, from the historical context and television as an art form to television in various aspects of modern society such as TV in the classroom and on the battlefield.

Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds

Author : Ferdig, Richard E.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466640197
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds written by Ferdig, Richard E. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Games and simulations have emerged as new and effective tools for educational learning by providing interactivity and integration with online resources that are typically unavailable with traditional educational resources. Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds presents developments and evaluations of games and computer-mediated simulations in order to showcase a better understanding of the role of electronic games in multiple studies. This book is useful for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to gain a deeper comprehension of the relationship between research and practice of electronic gaming and simulations in the educational environment.

Teaching Language Arts in Middle Schools

Author : Sharon Kingen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135675872
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Language Arts in Middle Schools written by Sharon Kingen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is designed specifically to meet the needs of preservice teachers who have had little experience working in middle-grade classrooms. Three ideas are central: * teaching language arts at the middle level is a complex activity that demands expertise in the use of a variety of strategies, * reading and writing are key processes of language arts study, but so are speaking, listening, and viewing/visually representing, and * teaching the processes of effective communication is crucial, but middle school students must also begin to learn the content of the field--literature, language, and media. Teaching Language Arts in Middle Schools gives balanced attention to various teaching strategies, processes, and content, demonstrating how all of these connect to improve students' abilities to communicate. In this text: *Research and theory are summarized and applied to practice *A non-prescriptive approach is integrated with practical information *Debates in the field are acknowledged *Additional reading and research are emphasized *The author's voice and point of view are explicit

Science for All Children

Author : National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309176298
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Science for All Children written by National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-01-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember the first time you planted a seed and watched it sprout? Or explored how a magnet attracted a nail? If these questions bring back memories of joy and wonder, then you understand the idea behind inquiry-based scienceâ€"an approach to science education that challenges children to ask questions, solve problems, and develop scientific skills as well as gain knowledge. Inquiry-based science is based on research and experience, both of which confirm that children learn science best when they engage in hands-on science activities rather than read from a textbook. The recent National Science Education Standards prepared by the National Research Council call for a revolution in science education. They stress that the science taught must be based on active inquiry and that science should become a core activity in every grade, starting in kindergarten. This easy-to-read and practical book shows how to bring about the changes recommended in the standards. It provides guidelines for planning and implementing an inquiry-based science program in any school district. The book is divided into three parts. "Building a Foundation for Change," presents a rationale for inquiry-based science and describes how teaching through inquiry supports the way children naturally learn. It concludes with basic guidelines for planning a program. School administrators, teachers, and parents will be especially interested in the second part, "The Nuts and Bolts of Change." This section describes the five building blocks of an elementary science program: Community and administrative support. A developmentally appropriate curriculum. Opportunities for professional development. Materials support. Appropriate assessment tools. Together, these five elements provide a working model of how to implement hands-on science. The third part, "Inquiry-Centered Science in Practice," presents profiles of the successful inquiry-based science programs in districts nationwide. These profiles show how the principles of hands-on science can be adapted to different school settings. If you want to improve the way science is taught in the elementary schools in your community, Science for All Children is an indispensable resource.