Mr. Michael A. Stracco, Teacher of English
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Class resources for Brain Based Teaching and Learning

These resources have been listed for additional resources, should you have more articles or points of interest, please contact Mike.

The Essential 55 by Ron Clark (a must read for parents and students)
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"If the bum is numb, the brain is the same!"
Using APA 

Exemplars of Projects

Exemplar One
Exemplar Two
Exemplar Three
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Articles about the Brain
 The Brains Response to Cooperative Learning 
How much do we really know about the brain? 
Supercharge your brain 
The Brain in the news

Brain Breaks
More Articles about the Brain
The Brain Rules
Inside the Teenage Brain
Inside theBrain
What the eyes say about the brain
A Primer for Brain Based teaching
The Brain and Alzheimer's
The Brain Connection
The brain from top to bottom
Whole Brain Teaching
Interesting Case of Phineas Gage
Information on Brain Injuries

Suggestions made by Participants


The following 21st century ideas were made by participants enrolled in the "Brains" class.
glogster.com
wordle.net
prezi.com
quizlet.com

Brain Breaks
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