TLT Group Cognitive Science Book Discussion Series, 2015

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Our first Cognitive Science Book Discussion Series was a great success. Based on your input we selected 3 books which focused on applying cognitive science & brain research to teaching/learning principles, strategies, practices.

November 7, 2014. GENERAL AUDIENCE, NON-FICTION.
Brown, P.C., Roediger, H.L. & McDaniel, M.A. (2014). Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press

December 5, 2014. SCHOLARLY.
Gardner, H. & Davis, K. (2013). The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World. New Haven: Yale U. Press.

January 9, 2015. FICTION.
Sloan, Robin (2013) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Picador, New York, NY.

We would like your help in deciding which books to discuss this spring.

Which of the following books have you read? Check all that apply.

Boyd, Danah. (2014.) It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. New Haven: Yale U. Press.

Doyle, T. & Zakrajsek, T. (2013). The New Science of Learning. How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Nilson, L.B. (2013). Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students’ Self-Awareness and Learning Skills. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press

Bowen, Jose (2012) Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning, Jossey Bass

Della Sala, S & Anderson, M. (2012) Neuroscience in Education: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Oxford Press

Languis, M.L., Buffer, J.J., Martin, D. & Naour, P.J. (2014) Cognitive Science: Contributions to Educational Practice

Hardiman, M.M. (2012) The Brain-Targeted Teaching Model for 21st-Century Schools

Gregory, G. & Kaufeldt, M. (2011). Think Big, Start Small: How to Differentiate Instruction in a Brain-Friendly Classroom. Solution Tree

Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2010). Mind, Brain, and Education Science: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Brain-Based Teaching. W. W. Norton & Company

Dirksen, J. (2011). Design For How People Learn (Voices That Matter). New Riders

Ambrose, S.A., Bridges, M.W., DiPietro, M/ & Lovett, M.C. (2010). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass

Wolf, M (2008). Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain. Harper

Friere, P (2000). Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Marin, M (2015) Teaching with the Brain in Mind: What Neuroscience Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About How Students Learn. League for Innovations

Palmer, P (1998) Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. Jossey-Bass

Davidson, C.N. (2012). Now You See It: How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century. Penguin Books

Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury.

Of the books listed above, which two books would you like to see discussed.