Hitting Pause : 65 Lecture Breaks to Refresh and Reinforce Learning.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Benefits of Pausing -- 1 Why we Need to Pause -- Part Two: Brain Science Support for the Pause -- 2 Pausing Supports Ideal Learning -- 3 Starting Pauses Focus Attention -- 4 Midpauses Refocus Attention -- 5 Closing Pauses Capture Learning -- Part Three: Reasons for Pausing -- 6 Why Start with a Pause -- 7 Why Close with a Pause -- Appendix: Pauses You Can Use -- Appendix A: Starting Pauses -- Appendix B: Midpauses -- Appendix C: Closing Pauses -- References -- About the Author -- Index.

This book presents the evidence and rationale for breaking up lectures into shorter segments by using pauses to focus attention, reinforce key points, and review learning. This book contains a compendium of strategies that any teacher can fruitfully use to reinforce learning.

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