Ernest D. Pierce is a teacher and counselor who holds BS and MA degrees in Education and Counseling from the University of Colorado. He has taught at all grade levels and created innovative education programs for students, teachers, and parents.

Empower students with proven strategies for brain-friendly instruction! This revised fourth edition offers more than 1,000 brain research–based teaching strategies along with reflections, affirmations, sidebars, bulleted lists, quotable quotes, and a wealth of instructional tools. The author shows how to improve instructional effectiveness, plan standards-based lessons, and optimize student learning with practical techniques such as: Matching instruction with learners' developmental stages Responding to unique learning styles with differentiated techniques Using assessment as part of instruction Addressing the learning needs of students in poverty Managing students' emotions with music and energizers Practicing positive teaching mind-sets to enhance student results

Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, this galvanizing book explores engagement as the key factor in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students.

Students never taught "how" to be successful in school--and schools, teachers, and administrators seeking curricular programs that prepare students for success--can find answers and necessary tools to learn how to learn successfully in "Secrets of School Success." (Education/Teaching)

Instructional Patterns: Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning examines instruction from the learners' point of view by showing how instructional patterns can be used to maximize the potential for students to learn. This book explores the interactive patterns that exist in today's classroom and demonstrates how teachers can facilitate the interactivity of these patterns to match their goals for student learning. These interactive patterns are reinforced through the incorporation of medical, cognitive, and behavioral neuroscience research.

Update Your Identity, Discover Your Destiny, & Live Magnificently Move beyond being merely cerebral to entering the beautiful world of being spiritual. Awaken your consciousness, experience enlightenment, rejoice in life-changing illumination, and embrace personal transformation. Go from thinking to fully living by practicing the power of presence, connecting with your Creator, and transcending every personal challenge. Die to your ego and experience an unprecedented glorious life flow! Embrace divine alignment and its inner adjustment. Discover the mysteries of the ages to overcome conflict among cultures and civilizations. Unlock the doors to fully experience love, liberation, and reconciliation in your relationships; personal power and success in your professional life; and peace that passes understanding to enjoy life's journey.

Actively engage students in their own learning. Discover strategies to promote student mastery of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts across the curriculum. Explore techniques to lead students in close reading, activate their background knowledge to prepare them for learning, and gain insight into habit formation. You’ll develop the know-how to effectively structure teaching to empower all students.