Excellence in Teaching and Learning: The Quantum Learning System

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Review ------ I am glad that Barb and Bobbi have decided to write this book. They are bringing not only their own expertise and years of experience in working with kids, but the best research currently available on learning and how teachers can structure their classrooms to maximize learning. Hold on tightly. As you read this book, you will find yourself immersed in it, rereading several parts as the words, charts and examples strike dee ply in how we all need to change our teaching behaviors to help students grow and learn. --Randy Watson, Ed.D. 2015 Kansas Superintendent of the Year Kansas Commissioner of Education From my early years as a public school teacher, consultant to schools, and as a member of the California State Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility, I know the importance of creating positive and supportive school cultures where students are willing to participate at high levels. Excellence in Teaching and Learning provides the research evidence and methodology for creating nurturing schoolwide cultures with effective teachers and competent students and it belongs in the hands of every educator. I believe the concepts included in this book are critical for both the academic and personal success of our youth. --Jack Canfield, Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles Quantum Learning has had a lasting impact on my career as an educator and as a supervisor. QL reenergized my approach to establishing classroom culture, planning and delivering instruction. Excellence in Teaching and Learning explains the critical connections that must be made in the classroom to allow educators, at all levels, to enhance the learning environment. --Lauren Marrocco 2013 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Barbara K. Given, Ph.D., is author of Teaching to the Brain s Natural Learning Systems (2002) and Learning Styles: A Guide for Teachers and Parents (1999/2000). Barb is retired after more than 50 years as a teacher, associate professor, and researcher. She began her career working with children and youth with mental retardation, and later taught second grade before returning to teach students with learning disabilities and emotional disturbances. In 1974 Barb initiated the Special Education Teacher Preparation Program at George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax, Virginia, and served as its coordinator for several years. During this time she also initiated an on-campus academic summer program (Breakthrough Learning) for children and adolescents with learning and behavior difficulties and the graduate student intern teachers who taught them. After retiring from the Graduate School of Education, Barb served as a research faculty member with the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Studies at GMU. Bobbi DePorter is author or co-author of more than a dozen books including, Quantum Teaching (1999), Quantum Learning (1992), The Seven Biggest Teen Problems and How to Turn Them into Strengths (2006) and The 8 Keys of Excellence (2000). Bobbi is cofounder and CEO of Quantum Learning Network (QLN), a leading education company based in Oceanside, California. QLN produces Quantum Learning district and school programs for teachers, administrators, and students, and SuperCamp summer enrichment youth programs, now with over 75,000 alumni and programs in 14 countries. QLN s programs have positively impacted more than 100,000 teachers reaching ten million students over the last 30 years. The Quantum Learning Excellence in Teaching program is the basis for this book. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )