Making classrooms better: 50 practical applications of mind, brain, and education science

Introduction

Part I From the classroom to the lab and back

Great minds don't think alike: the transdisciplinary mind, brain, and education approach

"Brain-based learning 2.0" and the messiness of the classroom: what really influences student achievement

Why do we teach?: models of education that create usable knowledge

Part II 50 best classroom practices using mind, brain and education science principles

Filters: electing the best planning, evaluation, and activities

What has always worked and why: what traditionally happens in great classrooms

What could work in the classroom and why: getting teachers (and administrators) out of their comfort zones

Conclusion