Let's Get Moving - Movement in the Classroom : Video Manual

A comprehensive & powerful blend of brain research findings & practical "how to's". The book begins with a clear, concise, understandable overview of recent brain research translated into the necessary ingredients of a "brain-compatible" learning environment through using the integrated thematic instruction (ITI) approach developed by Susan Kovalik. Rich with step-by-step procedures & examples describing how to develop integrated curriculum at the classroom level, the reader is taken through an in-depth discussion of creating a year-long theme, identifying key points (what is essential to know/do), & inquiries (action-oriented activities for applying learnings to real-world settings). Also included is a new point of view of curriculum which allows us to escape from the centuries-old point of view of "disciplines" & an amazingly practical way of how to turn highly brain-antagonistic standardized tests & bell curve grading systems into authentic measurements of life skills/knowledge. For those involved in restructuring, five models for implementing ITI at the middle school level are presented: from a "go it alone" setting to grade level-wide coordination to double cores run back to back to the "Renaissance man" model of the self-contained core model. Clearly, ITI is a vehicle for restructuring not only the classroom but also the entire school. This book may be ordered from: Books for Educators, 17051 SE 272nd St., Suite 17, Kent, WA 98042. 206-631-4400.Berry, Diane is the author of 'Let's Get Moving - Movement in the Classroom : Video Manual', published 1994 under ISBN 9781878631190 and ISBN 1878631195.