Chet G.
4th Grade Teacher
This book rules. I gobbled it up in a weekend and I've been using the strategies in my classroom ever since.
Patricia A.
8th Grade Special Ed
Brain-based learning transformed my teaching. This really should be required reading for educators everywhere.
Donna L.
11TH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER
This is BRILLIANT. I finally understand how the brains of my students truly work. I want a part 2!
Great chefs and great teachers are born from a combination of experience and education. This is why we often refer to the “art and science” of both cooking and teaching. And while the greats learn from happy accidents, just as they learn from following their intuition, they will be the first to tell you that the science behind the sorcery is indispensable.
This book is intended to serve educators as a “cookbook” that marries classroom practice with learning science. It is brimming with actionable suggestions, activities, and strategies that can be immediately put to use, but it purposes to be more than a collection of dependable recipes. Instead, every strategy is contextualized by an easy-to-remember framework for student engagement that is representative of what we’ve come to understand about teaching and learning through neuroscience, psychology, and education research. The goal is not simply to help you craft a better lesson but to help you better understand the stuff of great lessons so that you might carry those principles forward in every lesson from here on out.
The framework we’ll be using to discuss student engagement and learning is easy to remember, and if you can keep in mind that teaching has long been called “the most sacred profession” (because it is the profession from which all other professions stem), you will have a more challenging time forgetting the SACRED framework than remembering it.
We’ll talk about pizza and neuroscience. We’ll unpack the practical strategies that have the most potential to enhance engagement and learning in your classroom. And by the time we’re through, you’ll be well equipped with a unifying framework that will transform how you think about teaching and learning.
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Dr. Marc Cicchino is the Director of Innovation in one of the highest rated school districts in the United States, and an adjunct professor of research, writing, and game design at Rutgers University. He has published research on game-based learning and problem-based learning, and has a continued interest in all facets of student engagement. He has been a keynote and featured speaker at numerous national and state educational conferences, where his insights and expertise have significantly contributed to the discourse on contemporary educational practices.
