Miracolul telomerilor. telomerilor. Noua stiinta a pastrarii past rarii tineretii Prof. dr. Elizabeth Blackburn laureata a premiului Nobel pt medicina in anul 2009 alaturi de alaturi de Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase" . , dr. Elizabeth Blackburn a descoperit telomeraza, enzima care hraneste si intregeste telomerii, protectorii mostenirii noastre genetice. Lungimea si sanatatea telomerilor sunt esentiale pentru sanatatea si longeitatea organismului uman. Cartea ne arata ca e!ercitiile "izice, calitatea somnului, alimentatia si chiar anumite substante chimice ne a"ecteaza pro"und telomerii si ca stresul cronic, gandurile negatie, relatiile tensionate si chiar mediul social in care traim au e"ecte negatie asupra acestora. #nspirandu$se din ultimele cercetari stiinti"ice, autoarele prezinta liste de alimente sanatoase pentru telomeri, propun tipuri de e!ercitii "izice si mentale prin care sa ne prote%am de stres si in"ormatii despre cum sa ne prote%am copiii ast"el incat acestia sa nu dezolte telomeri scurti. Este prima carte care e!plica modul in care imbatranim la niel celular si cum putem sa ne pastram sanatatea cromozomilor si a celulelor prin schimbari simple ale stilului de iata. &'ceasta carte este reolutionara prin "aptul ca trans"orma modul in care gandim despre sanatate, boala si moarte, prezentandu$ne o imagine e!traordinara a imbatranirii sanatoase. #mportanta acestei carti nu poate "i subliniata indea%uns.( $ )r. )ean *rnish, autor al bestsellerului +he Spectrum, "ondator si presedinte al #nstitutului de edicina -reentia &* sinteza e!ceptionala de "actori biologici si psihosociali care cresc longeitatea prin e"ectul pe care il au asupra telomerilor. telomerilor. 'ceste noi progrese ale cunoasterii ingaduie oamenilor sa aiba o iata mai lunga si mai sanatoasa.( $ 'lbert Bandura, pro"esor emerit la niersitatea Stan"ord )r. Elizabeth Blackburn a primit in /001 -remiul 2obel pentru edicina, impreuna cu doi colegi, pentru descoperirea telomerazei si a rolului telomerilor in procesul imbatranirii. #n /003, a "ost inclusa de reista +#E in lista celor mai in"luenti 400 de oameni ai planetei. #n prezent, este presedinte al #nstitutului Salk. )r. Elissa Epel este e!perta in psihologia sanatatii si studiaza relatia dintre stres, imbatranire si obezitate. Este director al Centrului pentru imbatranire, metabolism si emotii de la niersitatea din San 5rancisco.
Jonathan Bergmann Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement, Paperback Flipped classroom pioneers Jonathan Bergmann and 'aron Sams take their reolutionar6 educational philosoph6 to the ne!t leel in 5lipped Learning. Building on the energ6 o" the thousands o" educators inspired b6 the in"luential book 5lip 7our Classroom, this installment is all about 8hat happens ne!t $$ 8hen a classroom is trul6 student$centered and teachers are "ree to engage 8ith students on an indiidual leel. 5lipping, combined 8ith practical pro%ect$based learning pedagog6, changes eer6thing. Loaded 8ith po8er"ul stories "rom teachers across curriculum and grade leels, 5lipped Learning 8ill once again turn 6our e!pectations upside$do8n and "uel 6our e!citement "or teaching and learning.
Guy la!ton "hat#s the Point o$ School%: &edisco'ering the (eart o$ Education, Paperback What9s the -oint o" School: takes the reader be6ond the sterile debates about Cit6 'cademies and dumbed$do8n e!ams in order to reeal the ke6 responsibilit6 o" education toda6; to create students 8ho en%o6 learning. With their emphasis on stress"ul e!ams and regurgitation o" in"ormation, Gu6 Cla!ton claims that schools are currentl6 doing more harm than good, primaril6 making students "ear "ailure. #nstead, schools must encourage students to deelop their curiosit6, ask stupid
Ken Robinson reati'e Schools: )he Grassroots &e'olution )hat#s )rans$orming Education 2o8, the internationall6 recognized leader on creatiit6 and human potential "ocuses on one o" the most critical issues o" our time; ho8 to trans"orm the nation9s troubled educational s6stem. 't a time 8hen standardized testing businesses are raking in huge pro"its, 8hen man6 schools are struggling, and students and educators eer68here are su""ering under the strain, >obinson points the 8a6 "or8ard. He argues "or an end to our outmoded industrial educational s6stem and proposes a highl6 personalized, organic approach that dra8s on toda69s unprecedented technological and pro"essional resources to engage all students, deelop their loe o" learning, and enable them to "ace the real challenges o" the t8ent6$"irst centur6. 5illed 8ith anecdotes, obserations and recommendations "rom pro"essionals on the "ront line o" trans"ormatie education, case histories, and groundbreaking research$$and 8ritten 8ith >obinson9s trademark 8it and engaging st6le$$Creative Schools 8ill inspire teachers, parents, and polic6 makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose o" education.
)ony "agner *ost Likely to Succeed: Preparing +ur ids $or the -nno'ation Era 5rom t8o leading e!perts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call "or the radical re$ imagining o" 'merican education so that 8e better e
Most Likely to Succeed presents a ne8 ision o" 'merican education, one that puts 8onder, creatiit6, and initiatie at the er6 heart o" the learning process and prepares students "or toda69s econom6. +his book o""ers parents and educators a crucial guide to getting the best "or their children and a roadmap "or polic6makers and opinion leaders.
Ste'e "yborney )he "riting on the lassroom "all, Paperback // +eachers, // Learners #n Stee W6borne69s classroom, eer6one is a teacher and a learner. +hat ma6 be true in 6our classroom as 8ell, but do 6our students kno8 6ou are read6 to learn right alongside them: #t9s a simple idea, but one that 8hen publicl6 shared on his classroom9s 8all signi"icantl6 in"luenced the 8a6 Stee approached teaching $ and the 8illingness o" his students to risk e!pressing noel ideas. #n +he Writing on the Classroom Wall, Stee e!plains ho8 posting and discussing Big #deas can lead to deeper learning. 5rom this book, 6ou9ll learn 8h6; sharing 6our ideas 8ill sharpen and re"ine them. it9s oka6 i" some o" 6our ideas "all o"" the 8all. the Big #deas 6ou share don9t hae to be pro"ound to make a pro"ound impact on learning. #" 6ou look around 6our classroom, 6ou 8ill see it; a blank space on 6our 8all that is 8aiting "or 6ou to post 6our deepest, most passionate belie"s about learning. Will 6ou share 6our Big #deas: -rodus publicat in /04? de )ae Burgess Consulting, #nc.
