Description:
If teachers want an inclusive, engaging classroom, they must learn their students' names. Sound advice, certainly, but rarely does it come with practical guidance--which is precisely what this book offers. Eschewing the random tips and mnemonic tricks that invariably fall short, Michelle D. Miller offers teachers a clear explanation of what is really going on when we learn a name, and a science-based approach for using this knowledge to pedagogical advantage.
Brief description: Michelle D. Miller is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Northern Arizona University. She is the author of Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World.
Review Quotes: "Most instructors know the importance of learning and using students' names. Few of us have Michelle Miller's neuroscience background to unpack the mechanisms, issues, and methods that surround this task. Her balance of hard scientific facts with a humanistic, student-focused approach to applying those facts makes this book highly valuable to any classroom instructor."--Robert Talbert, author of Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education