Neuroscientists searching for the elusive “X factor” for motivation have made fascinating new discoveries about the brain and its natural tendency to impel us to seek out and eagerly anticipate the things we need. Find out how to activate this natural capacity in your classroom to send student motivation and engagement to greater heights than you ever have before. Renowned educators Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt take you on a tour of the brain's "seeking system" and explain the learning conditions and teaching practices that encourage it to thrive. These field-tested approaches, strategies, tools, and templates make it easier for you to 

• Prepare motivational “brain-friendly” environments and lessons that stimulate student engagement, inviting collaboration and spontaneous play.
• Improve knowledge acquisition by appealing to students' needs and preferences and by orchestrating time to explore and make choices.
• Get students into a state of flow that helps increase their depth of knowledge and complex thinking skills.
• Address school factors that may lower students' motivation and engagement in learning.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, September 2015) 6” x 9", 168 pages

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