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12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: The Fieldbook for Making
Connections, Teaching, and the Human Brain
Renate Nummela Caine, Geoffrey Caine, Carol McClintic, and Karl Klimek
Corwin Press, November 2004
ISBN: 1412909848

Finally! The book that demonstrates how to include up to date brain research in your teaching, with practical concrete applications!This new book from Renate and Geoffrey Caine, along with their colleagues Carol McClintic and Karl Klimek will introduce new readers to the Caine's 12 organizing principles for how the brain/mind learns and how to use that information to enhance student learning. For new readers and for those already using the Caine's groundbreaking work in their schools, this fieldbook will add the latest research, emphasizing the critical role of the brain's executive functions. The book makes the learning principles more practical than ever before for classroom and school-wide application. With many of the National Teaching Standards woven throughout, the connections are made between best practices, instructional strategies, and research on how the brain learns.

From individuals to teams, new teachers to administrators, 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action provides research and guidance for those committed to, or wishing to explore, differentiated instruction, constructivism, experiential approaches to education and similar practices focusing on the learner and context as an integrated system.


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