BOOK  ENDORSEMENTS

The Brain, Education and the Competitive Edge

(Scarecrow press, 2001)

This book should be required reading for any educational policymakers,    

         including school board members, parents, legislators, as well as educators.

Arthur L. Costa, National President of Association for

Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1988-1989.

Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain

(ASCD, 1991; Addison-Wesley, 1994). 

"Making Connections" ranks among the most significant publications in the

field of teaching and learning in this century.

John Dunworth, Past President of the American Association

of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Mindshifts

(2nd. ed., Zephyr Press, 1999).

This is one of the most powerful tools for school change that I have seen,

written by some of our most thoughtful educational leaders.

Suzanne Burns, Teaching and Learning Innovations,

MidAmerica Nazarene University

12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action.  The fieldbook for Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain

(Corwin Press, Revised edition, 2008)

In this ‘how-to’ book, the authors offer practical suggestions for merging

today’s requirements for teaching to standards with recent findings from brain

research.  If you are a practitioner or school leader looking for a way to

energize staff with a spirit of inquiry and create a genuine quest for continuous

improvement, this book is required reading.

Judy Stevens,  Former Director of Elementary Schools

Spring Branch, Houston, Texas.

I have co-authored seven books and written many chapters and articles on learning and education.