Brain-Compatible Mathematics: Second Edition

Build upon a student’s neural wiring for learning with this second edition of a powerful bestseller that bridges the world of brain research with improved mathematics instruction.

Transform your mathematics students from passive absorbers of information to active learners who interact dynamically with information and knowledge. This book covers everything educators need, including performance-based instruction and assessment, performance-task development, brain-based instruction and problem solving, and more. It also provides portfolio-ready sample unit tasks, complete with instruction outlines, evaluation, and rubrics for teachers and students, and includes student reflection guides.

Build upon a student's neural wiring for learning with this second edition of a powerful bestseller that bridges the world of brain research with improved mathematics instruction.

Diane Ronis is a professor of education at Southern Connecticut State University and has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. Her drive to make learning meaningful to all students comes from 17 years of teaching middle school and high school mathematics and fine arts as well as eight years of experience instructing preservice teachers at the college and graduate level. Ronis has been a presenter and keynote speaker at numerous conferences, workshops and seminars, and is the author of Brain Compatible Mathematics, Brain Compatible Assessments, Critical Thinking in Math, Problem Based Learning for Math & Science: Integrating Inquiry and the Internet, and Clustering Standards in Integrated Units.