How the Brain Influences Behavior
Strategies for Managing K?12 Classrooms
David A. Sousa
- Combining
- theory
- and
- practice,
- David
- A.
- Sousa
- helps
- educators
- understand
- what
- is
- happening
- in
- the
- brains
- of
- students
- with
- behavior
- problems
- and
- offers
- practical,
- effective
- intervention
- strategies
- compatible
- with
- current
- findings
- in
- neuroscience.In
- easy-to-understand
- language,
- the
- author
- presents
- current
- information
- on
- brain
- development
- and
- function
- and
- highlights
- factors
- that
- affect
- social
- and
- emotional
- decision-making
- and
- negative
- behaviors
- like
- impulsivity,
- defiance,
- and
- violence.
- Comprehensive
- yet
- concise,
- this
- guide
- for
- K
- 12
- teachers
- and
- counselors
- provides
- methods
- for
- teaching
- self-control
- and
- fostering
- positive
- relationships
- with
- troubled
- students
- and
- provides
- case
- studies
- that
- match
- effective
- strategies
- with
- specific
- behaviors.Educators
- will
- find
- answers
- to
- critical
- questions
- such
- as:
How
- does
- the
- rate
- of
- brain
- development
- explain
- erratic
- behavior
- of
- adolescents?
What
- type
- of
- data
- collection
- can
- help
- teachers
- manage
- misbehavior?
Can
- peer
- influence
- help
- curb
- misbehavior
- rather
- than
- encourage
- it?
Why
- are
- boys
- more
- likely
- to
- misbehave
- than
- girls
- and
- what
- can
- teachers
- do
- about
- it?
How
- do
- school
- and
- classroom
- climates
- affect
- student
- behavior?This
- invaluable
- handbook
- also
- features
- reproducible
- forms,
- worksheets,
- checklists,
- additional
- references,
- and
- an
- expanded
- list
- of
- primary
- research
- sources
- to
- help
- teachers
- understand
- and
- apply
- research-based
- principles
- for
- classroom
- and
- behavior management.
