Thinking at Every Desk
Four Simple Skills to Transform Your Classroom
Will be published approx. on 11. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
162 pages
978-0-393-70756-4 (ISBN)
Description
Designed to transform teaching practice, this book provides the tools to understand thinking patterns and how learning actually happens. It empowers teachers to structure learning in the most meaningful way, helping students explore new paths to knowledge.
Reviews / Votes
"Cabrera and Colosi aim high: Their goal is to revitalize the explicit pedagogy of thinking skills by emphasizing the dynamic interplay between information and thought, and by encouraging students to recognize and explicate the distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives that inherently characterize any concept. The approach, which is deeply informed by a complex systems perspective, is the culmination of over a decade of work." -- Ginger Richardson, Education and Outreach, Santa Fe Institute "During a time of budget cuts, fads, and other educational contraction, Cabrera and Colosi have forever changed the intellectual trajectory of our students. They have proven that you don't need a miracle when you have a method." -- John Z. Nittolo, Superintendent, Green Hills SchoolMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
257 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-70756-4 (9780393707564)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2012
W. W. Norton & Company
€18.49
Available for download
Persons
Derek Cabrera, an internationally recognized expert in thinking skills and metacognition, lives in Ithaca, New York. Laura Colosi, a senior researcher at Cornell University's Family Life Development Center, lives in Ithaca, New York.