Professional Documents
Culture Documents
BOOKS in EDUCATION
2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MINDFULNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SPECIAL EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE of
EDUCATION SERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
FORTHCOMING BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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MINDFULNESS
THE WAY OF MINDFUL EDUCATION
Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students
DANIEL RECHTSCHAFFEN, Foreword by JON KABAT-ZINN
This book has the potential to transform your life, the lives of your students,
and the life of the school itself, as well as education in America.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, from the Foreword
Daniel Rechtschaffen offers educators the tools to develop classrooms and
The authors of this bookone a former patient of the other, now a therapist
herselfboth have their own histories battling an eating disorder. Interweaving
personal narrative with the perspective of their own therapist-client relationship,
their insights bring an unparalleled depth of awareness into just what it takes
to successfully overcome this challenge. With great compassion and clinical
expertise, Costin and Grabb walk readers through the ins and outs of the recovery
process, clarifying the commonly associated emotions such as fear, guilt, and
shame, and, most importantly, providing motivation to seek help if you have been
discouraged, resistant, or afraid.
ISBN: 978-0-393-70695-6 2011 294 pages Paperback $19.95
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
THE ABCS OF HOW WE LEARN
26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and
When to Use Them
DANIEL L. SCHWARTZ, JESSICA M. TSANG, and KRISTEN P. BLAIR
Teachers want to be more effective, but often dont know how. This book offers 26
scientifically-proven learning techniques and patterns of instruction that will yield
results. From A is for analogy to Z is for sleep, this book covers the learning
mechanic and expected learning outcome. Each chapter introduces a learning
mechanic, explains how and why it works; discusses the strengths and benefits of using
it; and gives examples for teachers to implement it in their classrooms.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
A Definitive Guide for Educators
FRANK E. VARGO, EdD
Most educators will repeatedly encounter children or youth with neurological
disorders in their daily practice, though many are not trained in working with
these students. They need a compact, comprehensive, and comprehensible
guide to neurological syndromes. Frank Vargo provides this guide.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders excellently masters the balancing act of
providing well-grounded information in an easy-to-read format. Well done!
Matthias Grnke, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Special Education
and Rehabilitation, University of Cologne
Neurodevelopmental Disorders is the book the education field has been waiting
for! Every professional in the field of special education needs to read it.
Teresa Allissa Citro, Chief Executive Officer, Learning Disabilities Worldwide
Neurodevelopmental disorders, newly defined in the DSM-V, represent a range of developmental deficits in
learning and communication in young children that educators regularly encounter, and must address, in their
classrooms. These conditionsincluding reading and language disabilities, intellectual disabilities, executive
function disorders, autism spectrum disorders, motor disorders, and othersfrequently underlie a range of
learning deficits and disabilities that manifest as problems in learning and academic achievement.
Outlining the learning disorders from a teachers perspective, this book offers a practical understanding for
educators, with a focus on recent research on educationally based neurocognitive development and processes.
ISBN: 978-0-393-70943-8 2015 384 pages Hardcover $29.95
Emotions, Learning, and the Brain is the book we have all being waiting for:
relevant, rigorous and, yes, revolutionary. It is the book every teacher and
parent, every policy maker and researcher, and every citizen concerned with
the future of American education should read. Marcelo M. Surez-Orozco,
Wasserman Dean & Distinguished Professor of Education, UCLA Graduate School
of Education & Information Studies
This book is like the planning document for the revolution of affective
neuroscience, which has transformed our understanding of what makes humans
tick: our drives, frailties, loves, andthrough Immordino-Yangs brilliant
workhow we learn. Emotion and reason are not separate, as weve figured
since antiquity; they are deeply intertwined, as are the mind and body. Here,
Immordino-Yang and her colleagues, including the disciplines godfather, Antonio Damasio, explain it all,
with reason and passion. Ron Suskind, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Life, Animated: A
Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
In this ground-breaking collection, Mary Helen Immordino-Yangan affective neuroscientist, human
development psychologist and former public school teacherpresents a decade of work with the potential
to revolutionize educational theory and practice by deeply enriching our understanding of the complex
connection between emotion and learning.
Scientific understanding of the influence of emotions on thinking and learning has undergone a major
transformation in recent years. In particular, a revolution in neuroscience over the past decade has overturned
early notions that emotions interfere with learning, revealing instead that emotion and cognition are
supported by heavily interdependent neurological processes. This has important implications for education
and pedagogy. It offers insights into how, when, and why students learn meaningfully (or dont), how
technology, culture, and social relationships shape learning, and how teachers can understand and utilize
emotions more productively in the classroom. Here, these insights are illuminated for those who need them
most: classroom teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners.
What are feelings, and how does the brain support them? What role do feelings play in the brains learning
process? This book unpacks these crucial questions and many more, including the neurobiological,
developmental and evolutionary origins of creativity, facts and myths about mirror neurons, and how the
perspective of social and affective neuroscience can inform the design of learning technologies.
Emotions, Learning, and the Brain is the educators foray into the neurobiology of emotion. It is a gamechanging book that will transform the way teachers think about learning.
MARY HELEN IMMORDINO-YANG, EdD, is an Associate Professor of Education, Psychology, and
Neuroscience at the University of Southern California (USC), where she conducts research at the Brain and
Creativity Institute and teaches at the USC Rossier School of Education. She has received numerous national
awards for her research, communication of science to the public, and societal impact.
Immordino-Yang is among an elite list of American scholars named by education policy maven Rick Hess of
the American Enterprise Institute in his 2014 Edu-Scholar rankings of those whose work has most influenced
the national discourse on education.
ISBN: 978-0-393-70981-0 2016 208 pages Hardcover $35.00
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Cozolino has the brain of a teacher, the heart of a therapist, and the writing talents of a master storyteller.
No one has made interpersonal neurobiology more relevant to education. Andrew N. Meltzoff, PhD,
co-author, The Scientist in the Crib; Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
ATTACHMENT-BASED TEACHING
Creating a Tribal Classroom
LOUIS COZOLINO
Louis Cozolinos ability to explain and show the relevance and application of
complex neurobiology, psychology, and social anthropology is without equal. Dr.
Cozolino is able to inform, inspire, illustrate, and provoke practical and realistic
ways to improve education and touch the lives of a new generation.
Sam Crowell, EdD, co-author of Emergent Teaching; faculty member for the
UNESCO Chair of Education for Sustainable Development with the Earth Charter
Human brains are social, and a students ability to learn is deeply influenced by the
quality of his or her attachment to teachers and peers. Secure attachment ensures
our overall well-being and optimizes learning by enhancing motivation, regulating
anxiety, and triggering neuroplasticity. This book presents a classroom model of secure
attachment, exploring how teacher-student rapport is central to creating supportive,
tribal classrooms and school communities. An ideal text for teacher education and training, and even teacher-parent
workshops, this book applies laboratory findings from cognitive neuroscience to the practicalities of the classroom.
ISBN: 978-0-393-70904-9 2014 288 pages Paperback $27.50
Also available in the MINDFULNESS FOR TEACHERS: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom
Norton Series on the Social PATRICIA A. JENNINGS, Foreword by DANIEL J. SIEGEL
Neuroscience of Education: See page 3.
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SHAUNA TOMINEY
ISBN: 978-0-393-71159-2