Worksheets Don′t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain

by Marcia L. Tate

Book Overview

"Marcia Tate has done it This is the most practical application of the brain compatible and learning styles research I′ve ever seen. The twenty strategies will make learning fun again. Every teacher should explore the rich resource for teaching offered in this book "
--William N. Bender, Author
Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities, Second Edition

"When teachers in all schools integrate Tate′s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761938818
• ISBN13: 9780761938811
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Not the 3rd Edition

When I searched for the book, I typed in 3rd edition because that is what I needed for class. This is the only thing that popped up.

Extremely Happy

This book was shipped by the Seller with lightning-fast speed. The book was in mint condition and I was thrilled.

I love this book!! Judge it for yourself!!

I wish I had this years ago. My kids love it and soaking up everything we do. This half of the year is going great!! I've never had a class so interested in anything!

Excellent book for teachers who WANT to learn

For those great teachers out there, they will find they naturally use many of the strategies in this book. This books puts them all in one place and give you more ideas as well as the research to back them up. I do feel sorry for the rater that is having this approached forced on him or her. I am afraid to say that learner centered education is far from "trendy" nor is a constructivists approach to learning. Just throwing the books at the teachers not modeling the approach for even in teacher education, the adults should also construct meaning in their learning. I do agree with the reader that some teaching methods take more time upfront and there is a lot of pressure on teachers to hit all the standards but if retention is key, spend a little more time on the front end and they will retain it after a test rather than just for the test. This book is great if you want 20 specific ideas for injecting new way to learn in your classroom. It is not an all to nothing approach, just try one new thing while maintaining you own teaching style. Those teachers who are stuck in there own methods and fearful of sharing control of the learning with their students will have a hard time with this book.

Missing Pieces

I have been in early childhood education for 12 years. Within those 12 years, drastic changes have taken place. Year after year students come to my class with less knowledge. Everyday I try to find a new or better way to teach objectives. I have found that students need hands-on activities that help build the missing pieces of their educational foundation. "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites" by Dr. Marcia Tate has been extremely helpful to me. I know you can't totally do away with all worksheets, but today's students need more than that. They need movement, music, manipulatives, and visuals in order to retain what they are expected to learn. Thanks to Dr. Tate's book, I have another resource to use instead of the regular old "paper-pencil" method.