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Teaching With Superpowers

Ten Brain-Informed Practices

By: C. Bobbi Hansen

Unleash your inner teaching superhero

Incorporating the principles of neuroscience not only transforms the practices that take place in the classroom, but also empowers teachers, equipping them with the tools they need to feel and be successful in their work.

Written in a lighthearted, easy-to-read format, author C. Bobbi Hansen showcases the potential of brain-informed practices to empower teachers and learners alike. By centering instructional practices on research from the field of educational neuroscience, Teaching With Superpowers identifies ten “superpowers” that teachers can activate to optimize how their students’ brains take in, process, and store information. Inside you’ll find:

How to optimize teaching and learning by understanding the science of how students learn
10 unique “superpowers” that will enhance your students’ learning, including fueling attention and engagement, promoting culturally responsive teaching, boosting long-term memory, and championing neurodiversity
Numerous classroom examples and resources applicable to any content area or grade level

For all educators who are passionate about helping their students succeed and maximizing their teaching potential, this is your essential guide.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781071904411
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2024
Page Count: 152
Publication date: May 20, 2024

Price: $29.95

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Unleash your inner teaching superhero

How to optimize teaching and learning by understanding the science of how students learn
10 unique “superpowers” that will enhance your students’ learning, including fueling attention and engagement, promoting culturally responsive teaching, boosting long-term memory, and championing neurodiversity
Numerous classroom examples and resources applicable to any content area or grade level

For all educators who are passionate about helping their students succeed and maximizing their teaching potential, this is your essential guide.

Author(s)

C. Bobbi Hansen

Dr. C. Bobbi Hansen is an associate professor at the University of San Diego, where she was twice awarded university honors in teaching, scholarship, and service. Additionally, in 2017, she was named, San Diego Science Educator of the Year, for excellence in university science teaching. Dr. Hansen considers herself first a learner, then a teacher as she instructs preservice through graduate-level teacher education courses. Her passion is assisting teachers to better understand and utilize instructional practices that are centered on new advances in the educational neurosciences.

Dr. Hansen has previously authored or co-authored three books and numerous articles focusing on transformative instructional practices. Having been invited to speak at national and international events, she has shared this compelling information with hundreds of educators. Her message is that every one of us has billions-upon-billions of brain cells and an incalculable capacity for learning. As teachers, we are in a privileged position to convey this affirmative evidence to our students and help them uncover their unique learning capacities and talents.

Table of Contents

Dedication

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

Activating Superpower #1: Introducing Your Superpowered Brain: Knowing How It Works

Neuroscience You Can Use

Employing this Superpower Tool in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #2: Fueling the Neurobiology of Attention and Engagement

What Makes Attention and Engagement a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower Tool in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #3: Engaging Emotions and Mindsets: Two Potent Forces

What Makes Emotions and Mindsets a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #4: Collaboration: The Brain-to-Brain Learning Boost

What Makes Collaboration a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #5: Making it Sticky: Boosting Long-term Memory

What Makes Memory a Superpower?

Using this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #6: Transformative Questioning

What Makes Questioning a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #7: Transforming Assessments into Learning Opportunities (LOPPS)

What Makes Assessments a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #8: Sparking the Brain’s Creative Forces

What Makes Creativity a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #9: Promoting Culturally Responsive and Relevant Teaching

What Makes Culturally Responsive Teaching a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Activating Superpower #10: Championing Neurodiversity: Valuing the SMART in Every Student

What Makes Neurodiversity a Superpower?

Employing this Superpower in Your Classroom

Superpowered Resources

Conclusion: Claiming your Superpowers

Reviews

"I have been teaching for 40 years and know that what C. Bobbi Hansen writes about are truly superpowers for a teacher to possess. Teachers will instantly change the success rate in their classrooms if they implement these practices. It offers practical suggestions for increasing student achievement."

Deborah Smith
Instructional Coach, Beaufort Elementary School

"Today’s busy teachers will find this 'lighthearted' format appealing, though it’s packed with practical strategies emanating from a solid research base. When put to use, the ten categories of superpowers is sure to optimize student outcomes across the curriculum and at all grade levels."

Debi Gartland
Professor of Special Education, Towson University

"This book directly applies to the needs of teachers in today’s classrooms. One can instantly apply a few of the strategies recommended instantly in their classroom without requiring hours of preparation, and continue exploring how to build one’s practice as they build familiarity with additional understandings of the superpowers. This book will be a game changer for immediate transformation in a teacher’s classroom."

Ernie Rambo
Education Consultant, Transformative Education Consulting

Other Titles in: Student Engagement & Motivation | Teaching Strategies for Diverse Students | Brain-Friendly Teaching & Learning

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