Middle school education has often been considered a "black hole" for gifted students, seldom providing adequate challenge. Dr. Willis, and neurologist and teacher, uses the findings of brain research to explain the inner workings of the adolescent brain, as well as how parents and teachers can use that knowledge to trigger untapped motivation in children. The informaiton and advice in this very readable book will help parents and teachers design positive and rewarding learning experiecnes that students will remember long after the lesson has ended.
Middle school education has often been considered a "black hole" for gifted students, seldom providing adequate challenge. Dr. Willis, and neurologist and teacher, uses the findings of brain research to explain the inner workings of the adolescent brain, as well as how parents and teachers can use that knowledge to trigger untapped motivation in children. The informaiton and advice in this very readable book will help parents and teachers design positive and rewarding learning experiecnes that students will remember long after the lesson has ended.
Dr. Judy Willis is a board-certified neurologist and combined her 15 years as a practicing neurologist with ten subsequent years as a classroom teacher to become a leading authority in the neuroscience of learning. With her unique background as both in neuroscience and education, she has written nine books and more than 200 articles about applying neuroscience research to classroom teaching strategies. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa as the first woman graduate from Williams College, Willis attended UCLA School of Medicine where she was awarded her medical degree. She remained at UCLA and completed a medical residency and neurology residency, including chief residency. She practiced neurology for 15 years before returning to university to obtain her teaching credential and Master's of Education degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then taught in elementary and secondary school for 10 years. Dr. Willis is on the adjunct faculty of Williams College in Massachusetts and travels nationally and internationally giving presentations, workshops, and consulting about learning and the brain. She has been interviewed by USA Today, Euronews, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News Education Nation, ABC Australia Radio, Lateline Australia, Popular Mechanics, Neurology Today, USA Today, Education Week, Medscope Neurology, Parenting Magazine among others, and writes staff expert blogs for NBC News Education Nation, Edutopia, Psychology Today, and The Guardian. She was selected by Edutopia as a "Big Thinkers on Education."
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