Book Review: Five big ideas for effective teaching Connecting mind, brain, and education research to classroom practice
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Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching is ideal for people from the teaching field. Written by Wilson and
Conyers, this book share with educators the “five big ideas” for effective teaching. They are connecting mind,
brain, and education research to classroom practice. This includes the brain’s neurocognitive plasticity,
learning potential, the dynamism of intelligence, the vital role of the brain and body, and metacognition
intelligence or “thinking about what we think about”. Besides presenting the “five big ideas”, the authors
also share educational research on the brain and its’ plasticity, challenges and opportunities teachers face in
schooling, and various situations teachers will encounter while working in the profession.
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