Table of contents : COVER TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF BRAIN-BASED LEARNING CHAPTER 1 – HOW THE BRAIN USUALLY LEARNS CHAPTER 2 – WHY EACH BRAIN IS UNIQUE PART II: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING CHAPTER 3 – HOW OUR SENSES IMPACT LEARNING CHAPTER 4 – RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CLASSROOM CHAPTER 5 – THE POWER OF NEUROPLASTICITY PART III: THE BRAIN’S LEARNING STRENGTHS CHAPTER 6 – HOW EMOTIONS IMPACT LEARNING CHAPTER 7 – PHYSICAL MOVEMENT AND THE BRAIN CHAPTER 8 – MOTIVATION THAT WORKS PART IV: PUTTING THIS TOGETHER IN YOUR CLASSROOM CHAPTER 9 – THE NON-CONSCIOUS LEARNING CLIMATE CHAPTER 10 – BETTER CLASSROOM LEARNING—EASY AS R-C-C CHAPTER 11 – GETTING YOUR BRAIN TO WORK WITH YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU: SELF-CARE REFERENCES INDEX