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Another Unique Teacher Resource from Martha's Begin with the Brain Store!
Many students can stay more focused if they can keep some part of their bodies moving. These simple bendable figures provide hours of relief for kinesthetic learners.
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Martha Kaufeldt
Popular Presenter, Author and Experienced Educator
Brain-Compatible Teaching & Learning
Differentiated Instruction
Optimal Learning Environments
Workshops - Presentations - Multi-Day Institutes - Keynotes - Books
For more than 25 years, Martha has been putting theory into practice as an expert in the field of brain-compatible learning and differentiated instruction. In Martha's engaging workshops, teachers learn how to implement the same real-world success Martha has had in the classroom. When educators design the classroom and curriculum with the brain in mind, the classroom can transform into an exciting place where teachers and their students can excel.
 Begin with the Brain
Orchestrating the Learner-Centered Classroom
Second Edition
New book price: $36.00 (Reg price: $36.95)
In this thoroughly updated bestseller, seasoned educator Martha Kaufeldt helps teachers understand and apply current findings in neuroscience research to all aspects of their classroom practice, from behavior management to curriculum design. Using what we know about how the brain learns optimally, this ready-to-go resource provides practical guidance to new and experienced teachers on how to create a learner-centered classroom, including: Setting up a classroom, Establishing routines and procedures, Fostering students' intellectual curiosity, Reducing learned helplessness in students, Building a classroom community. Complete with updates and explanations of relevant neuroscience research, this field-tested guide will help teachers maximize student learning by making instruction compatible with how the brain learns best.
Create a high-achieving, joyful learning environment informed by brain-based research!
Quotes about this book:
"Presents activities that are well chosen and described at a level of detail that will allow teachers to immediately try out the strategies in their own classrooms. Administrators in their role as instructional leader would also be well advised to read these ideas and strategies. If more classrooms reflected these ideas and used these strategies, education would not only be more effective and powerful, it would be a far more joyful experience for our students." Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
"A robust collection of strategies, tools, and suggestions from an experienced classroom teacher's perspective that is linked to current understanding of research on brain-based learning. Janice Bradley, Project Coordinator, New Mexico State University
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Teachers Change Your Bait! 
Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction
$24.00 (Retail price: $24.95)
This book is packed with best-practice ideas and examples for meeting the instructional needs of all your students. A concise explanation of brain-compatible learning theory provides the rationale for why the strategies work and why you should start differentiating right away!
Fill your strategy "tackle box" with practical ways to vary the key components of differentiation:
- physical and social environment
- processing to build understanding
- content and its presentation
- products to demonstrate learning
Everything you need to organize a successful differentiated classroom is here, from how to set up student profiles and establish groups, to how to collect ongoing feedback for planning instruction and documenting progress. You will find activities that engage reluctant learners, strategies that will help with "leaving no child behind," techniques to teach second-language learners, and complex tasks to inspire high-potential students. Make differentiation work in your classroom and every student will experience success! Grades K-12
Quotes about this book:
"Martha Kaufeldt has done it again! Teachers, Change Your Bait is an invaluable, user-friendly book that takes you step-by-step through exactly how to set up and implement a brain-friendly, differentiated classroom. Her explanation of the key elements of brain-compatible, differentiated instruction, and the practical suggestions for doing it are the best I have read anywhere."—David Lazear, best-selling author, consultant, and trainer in applied multiple intelligence
"This book is filled with best-practice ideas and examples for meeting the instructional needs of students at all ability and grade levels. It includes practical ways to vary the six key components of differentiation: physical and social environment, content and its presentation, processing for learning, and the products to demonstrate learning. It also includes strategies to engage reluctant learners, techniques for second-language learners, and complex tasks to inspire high-potential students. A very useful book to have at hand in the beginning of a new school year." -New Horizons for Learning Online Journal, Fall 2005
For help with practical implementations of brain-based learning, be sure to check out Martha's other CDs, Books, and DVDs.
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Author and presenter, Martha Kaufeldt, addresses the fundamentals of Brain Compatible Learning, Differentiated Instruction and Integrated Curriculum for all grade levels. See a complete list of Martha's workshops, multi-day institutes and keynotes.
If you're interested in having Martha speak at your event, or if you'd like to schedule one of her workshops or in-depth institutes, please call toll free 1-866-832-7246
or complete an online request.
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Practical ideas and strategies from an experienced educator!
Martha Kaufeldt, a veteran teacher, is like "The Teacher Down the Hall." She will keep you up to date on brain-compatible teaching and learning, differentiated instruction, learning environments and lots of practical classroom tips!
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