Educational Books We Recommend

The Learning Revolution - Dryden/Rose

Accelerated learning speeds the learning process.
Accelerated learning reduces classroom time requirements while increasing retention.

Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman

Focuses on understanding the "right-brain"
emotional intelligence component of learning.
EQ rather than IQ.

Brain-Based Learning

Centers about the processes that we use to learn
and how to leverage the classroom environment
to follow those processes.

The Open Mind - Dr. Dawna Markova

Dr. Markova focuses on the preferred learning styles of
auditory, visual and kinesthetic communications,
and how they are different for all learners.

How Your Child Is Smart - Dr. Dawna Markova

Dr. Markova's book on understanding
how your child is smart,
by understanding his/her learning style. 
A must-read for parents and teachers.

Brain Gym

Keep both sides of your brain working!

Series of easy to use activities for keeping focused
and alert - in the office, at home or in the classroom.

The Right Mind - Robert Ornstein

Focuses on using both (left and right) sides of our brain
and how to balance our most powerful asset - our brain.

The Creative Brain– Ned Herrmann

Excellent book focusing on the brain and its capabilities. 
For those right-brainers, this is an excellent read,
with lots of pictures diagrams.
Herrmann focuses on perception and learning preferences
that are very valuable for balancing your presentations
and reaching your audiences. 
This book is usually only available used. If you can't find it, contact us and we will try to help you out!

The Whole Brain Business Book – Ned Herrmann

Key topics include thinking styles, management styles, communication, productivity, team formation ,male/female issues, creativity, strategic thinking, the thinking preferences of 773 CEO's from 6 countries, organizational change, "out of box" thinking, entrepreneurship, reclaiming your lost creativity, M.B.A.'s vs. the creatives, managing financial crisis, and breaking down the barriers to whole brain growth. The book provides a refreshing new way of understanding yourself and your company. It describes ways of breaking out of the "box" created by over reliance on one or two styles of thinking. It provides ways of optimizing your leadership and followership styles.

Learning, Creating and Using Knowledge

This book explores the idea of concept maps. 
Similar to mind maps, concepts maps provide a solid base
for planning and working with knowledge.

The Brain That Changes Itself – Doidge

This amazing book, published in 2007, covers recent medical research and science around the topic of brain plasticity. For those who have studied the "hardwired" nature of the brain, this book is a real eye-opener! It includes interviews from experts in the fields of neuroscience and nero-plasticity.