Robert Sylwester
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|birth_date = January 5, 1927
|birth_place = Portland, Oregon, United States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|8|5|1927|1|5|mf=y}}
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|field = Curriculum and Instruction
|work_institutions = College of Education, University of Oregon
|alma_mater = Concordia Teachers College, Nebraska
University of Oregon
|doctoral_advisor = Donald Tope
|doctoral_students = 66 completed doctorates
|known_for = Educational Neuroscience
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Robert Alfred Sylwester (January 5, 1927 – August 5, 2016) was an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon in the United States.[http://uocatalog.uoregon.edu/education/educationalstudies/ UO Education Studies Faculty] University of Oregon{{cite web|title=Robert Alfred "Bob" Sylwester|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/registerguard/obituary-preview.aspx?n=robert-alfred-sylwester-bob&pid=181070511&referrer=1765|publisher=The Register Guard|accessdate=21 February 2018}}
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,[http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership.aspx Educational Leadership] Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 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.[https://www.musgroves.com/obituary.cfm?name=RobertSylwester Obituary] Musgrove Family Mortuary He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Eileen Maier Sylwester. He is survived by seven adult children and twenty grandchildren.
References
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External links
- [http://brainconnection.positscience.com/category/authors/robert-sylwester/ Monthly Columns at BrainConnection.com]
- [http://www.ascd.org/SearchResults.aspx?s=Robert+Sylwester&c=2&n=10&p=0 Archived Articles at Educational Leadership]
- [http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?ItemNumber=7814 "Cognitive Neuroscience Discoveries and Educational Practices"], article for The School Administrator, December, 2006.
- [http://day-star.net/journal/1-3-sylwester.htm "The Neurobiology of Gender"], article for The Daystar Journal, June, 2005.
- [http://technologysource.org/article/brain_technology_and_education/ "The Brain, Technology, and Education"], interview by Henryk Marcinkiewicz, November, 2003.
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