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Five Pillars of the Mind: Redesigning Education to Suit the Brain
Contributor(s): Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey (Author)

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 ISBN: 0393713210     ISBN-13: 9780393713213
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2019
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- Education | Educational Psychology
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" L (1.05 lbs) 224 pages
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A review of the research on brain networks reveals, surprisingly, that there are just five basic pillars through which all learning takes place: Symbols, Patterns, Order, Categories, and Relationships. Dr. Tokuhama-Espinosa proposes that redesigning school curriculum around these five pillars--whether to augment or replace traditional subject categories--could enable students to develop the transdisciplinary problem-solving skills that are often touted as the ultimate goal of education. Heralding a potential paradigm shift in education, Five Pillars of the Mind explores how aligning instruction with the brain's natural design might just be the key to improving students' learning outcomes.

Contributor Bio(s): Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey: - Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, PhD, is a Professor at Harvard University's Extension School and is currently an educational researcher affiliated with the Latin American Social Science Research Faculty (FLACSO) in Quito, Ecuador. She is also the founder of Connections: The Learning Sciences Platform, and an Associate Editor of the Nature Partner Journal, Science of Learning. Tracey has taught Kindergarten through University and works with schools, universities, governments and NGOs in more than 40 countries around the world.
 
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