Sit and Get Won't Grow Dendrites by Marcia L Tate

Sit and Get Won't Grow Dendrites by Marcia L Tate

This indispensable resource draws on the latest research in brain-based learning to provide strategies that motivate adult learners and increase retention.

"Marcia Tate brings the same enthusiasm she has for working with adults to writing for adultsThis is a book all trainers could benefit from, study, and keep accessible in their tool chest." -- Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director
"′Sit and Get′ Won′t Grow Dendrites is THE must-have staff development text of 2005 for all education professionals. This text doesn′t lecture on what to teach. Rather, it offers a plethora of methods to help adults learn. This is the ultimate ′how to teach how to teach′ resource." -- Journal of Staff Development, Summer 2005

"This easy-to-use book addresses adult learning in funny, creative, and engaging ways. If you′re looking to transform your faculty meetings or professional development, this text could be your recipe for success."

-- Principal Magazine, May/June 2006

Marcia L. Tate, EdD, is the former executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. During her thirty-year career with the district, she has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development executive director.   Marcia is currently an educational consultant and has taught over 500,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world. She is the author of the eight books in the best-selling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites series and four additional books: Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom: How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?, 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning K–8, and 100 Brain-Friendly Lessons for Unforgettable Teaching and Learning 9–12, and her latest book, Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms that is designed to address both the personal and professional lives of all educators. Participants in her workshops refer to them as some of the best ones they have ever experienced since Marcia uses the twenty strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences.   Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and elementary education from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her master’s degree in remedial reading from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, her specialist degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University.   Marcia is married to Tyrone Tate and is the proud mother of three children: Jennifer, Jessica, and Christopher, and nine grandchildren: Christian, Aidan, Maxwell, Aaron, Roman, Shiloh, Aya, Noah, and Alyssa.   Marcia and her husband own the company Developing Minds, Inc. and can be contacted by calling the company at (770) 918-5039, emailing her at marciata@ bellsouth.net, or by visiting her website at www.developingmindsinc.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @DrMarciaTate.

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ISBN 13	9780761931546
ISBN 10	0761931546
Title	Sit and Get Won't Grow Dendrites
Author	Marcia Tate
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2004-09-07
Number of pages	168
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.