Tate, Marcia L.

"Sit & get" won't grow dendrites : 20 professional learning strategies that engage the adult brain / "Sit and get" won't grow dendrites Marcia L. Tate. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2004. - xxx, 131 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.

Adult learning theory -- Brainstorming and discussion -- Drawing and artwork -- Field trips -- Games -- Graphic organizers -- Humor and celebration -- Manipulatives and models -- Metaphors, analogies, and similes -- Mnemonic devices -- Movement -- Music, rhythm, rhyme, and rap -- Project-based and problem-based instruction -- Reciprocal teaching, cooperative learning and peer coaching -- Role plays, drama, pantomimes -- Storytelling -- Technology -- Visualization -- Visuals -- Work study and action research -- Writing and reflection -- Professional learning designs.

0761931538 (cloth) 0761931546 (pbk.)

2004004592


Adult learning.
Teachers--In-service training.

LC 5225.L42 / T37 2004