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Citizenship
  
United States

Nationality
  
American


Doctoral advisor
  
Donald Tope

Name
  
Robert Sylwester

Robert Sylwester wwwlearningandthebraincomimagesallspeakersth

Born
  
January 5, 1927 (age 97) Portland, Oregon (
1927-01-05
)

Fields
  
Curriculum and Instruction

Institutions
  
College of Education, University of Oregon

Alma mater
  
Concordia Teachers College, NebraskaUniversity of Oregon

Residence
  
Eugene, Oregon, United States

Education
  
Concordia University (Nebraska), University of Oregon

Books
  
A celebration of neurons, The Adolescent Brain, How to Explain a Brain, A Biological Brain in a, A Child's Brain: Understa

Robert Alfred Sylwester (born January 5, 1927) was an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon in the United States.

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Philosophy

Throughout his academic career and other works, Sylwester has focused on improving educators' personal understanding of brain systems and processes, and on providing them with simple explanations and metaphors that can be utilized to increase their students' understanding. Sylwester believes that teachers understand their curriculum best when they can effectively teach it, so encouraging an effective curriculum about brain organization can enhance both the teachers' and students' understanding of our brain. Issues that confront society involve cognitive processes, so including brain organization in school curriculum is arguably worthwhile.

Honors

The Education Press Association of America has given Sylwester Distinguished Achievement Awards for two of the 18 syntheses of cognitive neuroscience research that he published in Educational Leadership, and one award for Best Series of Articles in an Educational Journal, published in The Instructor Magazine.

Works

  • The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy, Robert Sylwester, Corwin Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4129-2611-9
  • How to Explain a Brain: An Educator’s Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes, Robert Sylwester, Corwin Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-4129-0638-8
  • A Biological Brain in a Cultural Classroom: Enhancing Cognitive and Social Development through Collaborative Classroom Management, Robert Sylwester, Corwin Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7619-3810-1
  • Student Brains, School Issues: A Collection of Articles, Robert Sylwester, Corwin Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1-57517-046-6
  • A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain, Robert Sylwester, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 1995, ISBN 978-0-87120-243-7
  • Personal life and death

    Sylwester died at his home in Eugene, Oregon, on August 5, 2016, at the age of 89. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Eileen Maier Sylwester. He is survived by seven adult children and twenty grandchildren.

    References

    Robert Sylwester Wikipedia


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