Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today's Adolescents

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Teenagers can be mystifying to educators and parents. They exhibit a daunting array of dangerous tendencies and characteristics: emotional swings, forgetfulness, and fondness of risk-taking. What are teens thinking Whats the best way to reach them The revised and expanded edition of this hands-on guide helps unlock these secrets by explaining the biological and neurological changes happening in the teenage brain. Educators can use these insights developed from current research to help students achieve their full potential both in and out of the classroom.

Organized around specific areas of adolescent development, Secrets of the Teenage Brain is packed with fresh instructional strategies that teachers can modify and adapt to various contexts. In addition to presenting the latest facts and research findings, this guide offers:

Secrets Revealed sections that present compelling stories and research about the growing adolescent brain

Straightforward demystification on the differences between girls and boys brains

Insights into the effects of technology on the brain

Strategies for approaching such issues as ADHD, steroid use, and aggression

An educators book club guide, with discussion questions

Enjoy reading and talking with your colleagues about how to understand and tap into the secrets of the teenage brain!

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Thisbook explains almost all of the headshaking frustrations educators expressabout teens. Educators will enjoy discovering that there is a biological reasonfor the behaviors and attitudes that teens demonstrate. Readers will alsoappreciate the practical and down-to-earth suggestions for helping studentsfind school more appealing. --Kathy Tritz-Rhodes
This book explains almost all of the headshaking frustrations educators express about teens. Educators will enjoy discovering that there is a biological reason for the behaviors and attitudes that teens demonstrate. Readers will also appreciate the practical and down-to-earth suggestions for helping students find school more appealing. --Kathy Tritz-Rhodes "Principal of Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, IA "

Author Bio

Sheryl G. Feinstein, EdD, is an associate professor at the Education Department at Augustana College, where she teaches courses in educational psychology and adolescent development. She also serves as an educational consultant for an adolescent correctional facility in Minnesota. Feinstein has worked as a public school teacher, a K-12 curriculum coordinator, and a director at an alternative secondary school, and during the 2007-2008 school year she was a Fulbright Scholar in Tanzania, where she continued her research on adolescents. Feinstein currently resides in South Dakota.