New Book

     Marilee Sprenger guides you through a teaching approach that ensures students remember what you taught. Get an in-depth understanding of the brain structures that influence memory, and learn how teachers can promote better recall for daily classroom learning, high-stakes tests, and beyond. A seven-step plan spells out how to

• Engage students more effectively to help them receive incoming information

• Connect new content to students' prior knowledge

• Help students translate new concepts in their own words to clarify their understanding

• Provide a framework for learning that shows students what's important to remember

• Use multiple rehearsal strategies that provide students with ways to retrieve stored material

• Structure review processes so students retain information beyond the test

• Align instruction, review, and assessments to help students more easily retrieve information