Rethinking the brain -- Discovering our brain -- How the brain learns -- Bio-cognitive cycles -- Optimal environments -- Preparing the learner -- Brain, gender, and learning -- Nonconscious learning climate -- Attentional states -- Uniqueness and the brain -- Enriching the brain -- Role of movement and exercise -- Enhancing cognition -- Driven by emotions -- Memory and recall -- Stress and threat -- Music with a purpose -- Rewards, motivation, and creativity -- Meaning-making -- Discipline with the brain in mind -- Planning with the brain in mind -- Brain-compatible classrooms -- Curriculum with the brain in mind -- Rethinking assessment -- Brain-based reform -- Appendix.