In Think Big, Start Small, the authors submit that while differentiation is the core of the art and science of teaching, a teacher may not be effective in the classroom without a basic understanding of how the human brain grows, develops, and learns. This easy-to-comprehend guide pares down the vast field of neuroscience and covers the brain basics that affect your classroom the most. These brain basics will serve as a solid foundation for designing your classroom environments, curricula, and instructional strategies. Ultimately, you'll learn to examine and consider learning preferences and the thoughts and behaviors of your students to create a classroom that enhances learning. Contents: Using educational neuroscience to differentiate instruction -- Creating a brain-compatible environment -- Engaging, exciting, and energizing the learner -- Exploring the learning -- Extending and expanding learning for every student -- Evaluating the learning -- Think big, start small.