Seven Practical Secrets of Highly

Successful Teachers A Special Presentation by Eric Jensen ISACS November 4, 2005 Recent years have brought us a blizzard of new studies on the human brain. Here we’ll focus only on a few of the more practical applications from recent research. And while schools are complex environments to make changes in, one truth remains: the quality of the teachers is the single greatest determinant of learner success. Our session will focus on building your assets in ways that can make a real difference in achievement. Your presenter, Eric Jensen, is a former teacher and member of the Society for Neuroscience and New York Academy of Sciences. His undergraduate work was in English and his current graduate work is in Psychology. He has taught at all levels through the university level. He remains deeply committed to making a positive, significant, lasting difference in the way the world learns. Jensen was a co-founder, in 1982, of the world's first and largest brain-compatible learning program for teens, with over 45,000 graduates. (www.supercamp.com) He has authored 22 books on the brain and learning including the best-selling Arts with the Brain in Mind, Student Success Secrets, Brain-Based Learning, Teaching with the Brain in Mind, The Learning Brain, Different Brains, Different Learners and SuperTeaching. For in-depth workshop information or speaker contact, call 8-4pm, M-F, (858) 642-0400 or go to www.jensenlearning.com. Eric’s e-mail address is