Smart Learning

In Smart Teaching Stronger Learning, renowned cognitive scientists from around the world share innovative teaching strategies that significantly transform student learning. This approachable resource distills key principles from the science of learning, with concise chapters and real-world examples for busy educators and leaders in K–12, higher education, and beyond. Enrich your pedagogy, professional growth, and knowledge of the newest findings in educational psychology with down-to-earth tips straight from the source: cognitive scientists who are also classroom teachers. Learn how you ...

Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. 

OUTSMART CHAOS. TEACH YOUR CHILD TO THINK LIKE A PROBLEM-SOLVER. Have you ever watched your child carefully plan something… only for everything to go wrong at the worst possible moment? The homework disappears the morning it’s due. The science project breaks right before the presentation. The tablet dies exactly when the battery hits 1%. Moments like these can feel frustrating for kids — but they’re also powerful opportunities to learn how the world really works. Engineers and scientists have a name for this pattern: Murphy’s Law. Murphy’s Law isn’t about bad luck. It’s ...

They Have Better Shots. You Have a Better Brain. Guess Who Wins? "Smart Pickleball" is a 300+ page guide for recreational pickleball players looking to advance their pickleball playing skills with a "smart pickleball" approach. The book will teach players how to beat stronger and/or younger/faster players with smarter playing techniques. 🎁 The Perfect Gift for all Pickleball Enthusiasts! If you've ever watched a 70-year-old methodically dismantle someone half their age, you've seen this truth in action. It's not magic. It's strategic thinking – and it's completely learnable. This is ...

Neurophysiologist and educator Dr. Carla Hannaford brings the latest insights from scientific research to questions that affect learners of all ages. Examining the body's role in learning, from infancy through adulthood she presents the mounting scientific evidence that movement is crucial to learning. Dr. Hannaford offers clear alternatives and remedies that people can put into practice right away to make a real difference in their ability to learn.

Ignite your child’s curiosity in just minutes a day—no screens, no boredom, and no repeated facts, even if your young explorer has heard it all before! Do you wish your child would put down the tablet and pick up a book that’s just as entertaining—and a whole lot more educational? Have you struggled to find a gift that keeps curious minds engaged and learning, without the yawns or eye-rolls? Are you searching for a resource that sparks endless “Wow!” moments, answers their wildest questions, and inspires new adventures far beyond the page? If you nodded yes, you’re in the ...

ASVAB Study Smarter, Score Higher: A Practical System to Improve Your Score Faster Most ASVAB prep books overload you with information. This one is different. Instead of trying to cover everything, this guide shows you how to focus on what actually improves your score—and how to approach questions efficiently under time pressure. What Makes This Book Effective This is not just a collection of practice questions. It’s a complete system for improving performance. You’ll learn how to: • Identify question types quickly • Choose the right method before solving • Avoid common mistakes...

📘 Day Trading Futures Build Skill, Discipline & Confidence in the Futures Market Are you ready to understand how futures markets work and how to navigate them with confidence? This book is your essential guide to day trading futures — structured, accessible, and designed for beginners and aspiring traders who want to build solid foundations. Inside, you’ll learn: ✅ What day trading really is — and how it differs from long-term investing ✅ How futures contracts work and how to trade them ✅ Key strategies used by traders to manage risk and identify opportunities ✅ The ...

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That's especially true for those lacking strong executive skills - the core brain-based abilities needed to maintain focus, meet deadlines, and stay cool under pressure.

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organization of ideas and notes. This audiobook helps students, academics, and other knowledge workers to get more done, write intelligent texts, and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward.

Machine learning and deep learning are changing technology as we know it. Critical infrastructure decisions are now driven by fine-tuned algorithms trained with huge data sets. In this guide, you're going to be handed all the information and tools you need to transform data into powerful insights.

One lesson per day. One theme per month. One year to raise a street-smart, mentally strong kid. Raising Street-Smart, Mentally Strong Kids is a 365-day workbook for parents of children ages 8–14: Build unshakeable self-awareness and emotional strength Teach your child to navigate friendships, conflict, and social pressure Prepare them for the digital world, without fear or naivety Develop real-world skills: safety, money, independence, and judgment Raise a child with genuine grit, character, and the confidence to back it up The world your child is growing up in is more complicated, more ...

Can you imagine what could become of a woman whose childhood friend suddenly took possession of the husband's heart? "Careless Wives, Unfaithful Husbands" begin with the story of a couple who almost ruined their marriage due to the carelessness of the wife, which led to the unfaithfulness of the husband. It is a book with deep insight on how to make your marriage work and make your partner faithful and more committed to you. This book is a treasure chest of lively, practical advice to help you learn how to: 1. Prevent your marriage from falling apart 2. Make your partner more committed to ...

In this "important and comprehensive" (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinking, discover how you can use data and mathematics to gain a better understanding of life’s biggest problems. The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David...

In Why Smart Executives Fail, Sydney Finkelstein uncovers - with startling clarity and unassailable documentation - the causes regularly responsible for major business breakdowns. Why Smart Executives Fail relates the stories of great business disasters and demonstrates that there are specific, identifiable ways in which many businesses regularly make themselves vulnerable to failure.

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

🚀 All-in-One Study System: Professional Text, Flashcards, Simulators & Official DMV Materials – Just Scan, Study & Pass! 📱 ❓ Getting ready for your California DMV test but don’t know where to start? ❓ Overwhelmed by the official manual—too long, too technical, and hard to follow? ❓ Need a practical, up-to-date, and complete guide to study without stress? 🎯 “The Stress-Free California DMV Guide” is the ultimate solution to help you pass your DMV exam quickly, easily, and confidently. This isn’t just another boring manual—it’s a step-by-step guide that combines ...

If you’ve ever wanted to know if you have what it takes to be a professional poker player, now is your chance to find out. We’ve brought together some of the best pro players from around the world to talk about what it's like playing poker for a living; the good parts, the bad parts, the successes, and the challenges - everything that separates the winners from the losers in a game where fortunes can be won or lost on the turn of a card, and a level head and a quick wit control the table.

The brain’s potential is the human potential! What if there are faster and easier ways to learn and study than the modi operandi currently being taught in mainstream education systems? GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ is the ultimate treatise on accelerated learning methods. Written by novelists, filmmakers and independent researchers James Morcan & Lance Morcan with a foreword by leading scientist Dr. Takaaki Musha, this book shatters the myth that geniuses are born not developed. It reveals how most instances of above-the-ordinary intelligences are ...

As heard on NPR's "Science Friday," discover the book recommended by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant: an "accessible, informative, and hilarious" introduction to the weird and wonderful world of artificial intelligence (Ryan North). "You look like a thing and I love...