Engaging the Rewired Brain Quick Reference Guide

Research has shown that as children interact daily with technology, their brains are being molded and changed; in short, technology is rewiring children's brains. How does this affect learning, and how should teachers redesign their instructional practice accordingly? In this four-page quick reference guide, educational neuroscience author Dr. David A. Sousa gives teachers research-based strategies they can use during instruction to address the cerebral areas where rewiring occurs — attention systems, memory networks, thinking processes, and social skills. Dr. Sousa pulls key points from his award-winning book Engaging the Rewired Brain to help teachers shift their classrooms from teacher-centered to student-centered by using techniques such as project-based learning, differentiation, and flipped classrooms. Teachers will also learn how to incorporate humor, games and technological tools to motivate and engage digital natives all in an illustrated, easy-to-use format that makes it a breeze for teachers to recall the information they need in the midst of instruction.