Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain With countless teens struggling in school, the stakes for educators are higher than ever before. Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain offers teachers research-based and classroom-tested strategies that prove every student (no matter their past experience) can learn and succeed. Education experts Eric Jensen and Carole Snider reveal one powerful tool after another to help teachers, parents, and support staff be the real difference-makers in their students' lives. Drawing on cutting-edge science, this breakthrough book outlines the core mindsets and actionable strategies that are needed to increase student effort, build attitudes, and improve behaviors. Step by step, teachers can learn how to tap into a student's internal motivation to help them become determined learners. The authors explain how and when to use lasting interventions called workarounds that rely on the "rules" of how the brain changes. Also included are student handouts that empower kids to make positive changes to reach their goals. In Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain you'll find solutions to many of your toughest challenges and help your students become excited, lifelong learners.
Praise for Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain "I've never read a book that does such a superb job of combining research with practicality. It provides educators not only with the 'why' behind the concepts, but it is filled with specific 'how to' skills and strategies for applying this information to help children." --Nancy K. Utterback, PhD, CSP President, Communicate Institute Training and Development, Inc., Canton, OH "I highly recommend this book for all secondary educators. Jensen and Snider have written a teacher-friendly book filled with proactive strategies to reclaim struggling students." --Sheryl Feinstein, EdD, Department Chair, Education, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD; author, Secrets of the Teenage Brain.