Eric Jensen & Carole Snider 
Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain 
Helping Underperforming Students Become Lifelong Learners

Powerful research-based strategies to turn around struggling
adolescent students

The achievement gap is widening and more teens than ever are
struggling in school. The latest research shows not only that
brains can change, but that teachers and other providers have the
power to boost students’ effort, focus, attitude, and even IQs. In
this book bestselling author Eric Jensen and co-author Carole
Snider offer teacher-friendly strategies to ensure that all
students graduate, become lifelong learners, and ultimately be
successful in school and life. Drawing on cutting-edge science,
this breakthrough book reveals core tools to increase student
effort, build attitudes, and improve behaviors.

* Practical, teacher-tested, and research-supported strategies
that will empower educators to make lasting and rapid changes

* Powerful academic evidence showing that every teacher can make
a significant–and lasting–difference in student effort,
behavior, attitude, and achievement

* Specific tools for making and managing the student’s
goal-seeking process and helping to develop a winner’s mindset

From the very first chapter, educators will learn how to help
their struggling students become excited, lifelong learners. Eric
Jensen is a noted authority on brain-based learning and student
engagement. Carole Snider is an expert in both adolescent success
and adult learning.

Tabla de materias

About the Authors v

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

1 Teach Students to Learn for Life 1

2 Change Your Students’ Brains 15

3 Begin with Attitude Building 39

4 Build Cognitive Capacity 57

5 Foster Student Effort 75

6 Empower Exceptional Learners 97

7 Strengthen Body, Mind, and Soul 115

8 Focus Students on Goals 129

References 145

Index 157

Sobre el autor

Eric Jensen is a former teacher and cofounder of
Super Camp, the nation’s most innovative and largest academic
enrichment program. He is the author of numerous popular books
about teaching and brain-based education, including Teaching
With Poverty in Mind (ASCD) and Enriching the Brain
(Jossey-Bass).

Carole Snider is a former teacher and school counselor.
She serves on the state governing board for Ohio school counselors,
is an adjunct professor, and recently authored the graduate course,
Succeeding with Students of Poverty .