Part 1: What is brain-based learning? -- How your student's brain learns -- Brain dominance in learning -- Rhythms of the brain -- Part 2: Psychological effects on learning -- Biological differences in learning -- The impact of physical movement on the brain -- Stress and threat -- Part 3: Sensory contributions to learning -- The role of sight in learning -- The role of touch in learning -- The role of taste in learning -- The roles of smell and acoustics in learning -- The role of emotions in learning -- Part 4: Neuroscientific perspective on teaching and learning -- Teacher communication -- The nonconscious learning climate -- Motivation and rewards -- Attention and survival value -- Teaching how to think -- Memory and creating patterns of meaning -- Meaning making -- Part 5: Brain-compatible classrooms -- Enriching the brain -- Curriculum with a brain-compatible classroom -- Assessment with the brain in mind -- Brain-based reform -- References.