Tony McCaffrey

Infinite Learning Diversity (eBook, ePUB)

Uncovering the Hidden Talents of Our Students

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Are schools smart enough to detect the cognitive diversity of students? In this book we will discuss a framework that will help teachers identify the talents of their students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475834628
• Artikelnr.: 56798528

Autorenporträt

Tony McCaffrey has built a new approach to improving creativity that has led to an effective technique to overcome every known mental blind spot to creativity. He teaches at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, MA, and helps lead the company, Innovation Accelerator, Inc., which uses his techniques to help companies solve problems.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Preface
1) Introduction
2) Problem: Few Categories and Missing Neuroscience
3) A Mammal Thought Experiment
4) More Non-Linguistic Experiences with Blending
5) The Neuroscience Behind Blending
6) Language's Relation to Other Cognitive Abilities
7) Transforming Language to Neural Activity
8) Students Baselines for Mental Simulations
9) Gestalt Principles Revitalized
10) From Non-Linguistic to Linguistic Puzzles
11) More Impressive Spatialists
12) Linguistic Math Puzzles
13) Conclusions and Next Steps
About the Author