The Thinking Teacher's Resource Kit
Activities to Develop Reasoning and Study Skills in a Global Context
Published on 2. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-4411-3148-5 (ISBN)
Description
This title offers stimulating ideas for developing students' thinking, reasoning, research and general study skills in addition to supporting formal courses of study for students aged 14-19. Students need thinking, reasoning and study skills in order to fully prepare for a world containing an overload of information which needs to be evaluated rather than simply accepted. "The Thinking Teacher's Resource Kit" provides stimulus material, games and detailed student activities to develop a variety of skills in students of different ability levels, to prepare students for higher education, apprenticeships and employment. This book: offers opportunities to focus on personal decision-making strategies; presents global citizenship topics; develops project planning and research skills; supports personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS); and, contains guidance on likely student responses and on differentiating between levels of achievement. The lesson ideas are mapped against the skills and the leading thinking skills qualifications, and there are downloadable resources to support the book on the companion website.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-3148-5 (9781441131485)
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Person
Ruth Matthews is 14-19 Strategy Development Officer at Telford and Wrekin Council, UK. She has taught Key Stage 4 courses and in further and higher education. She has over 15 years' experience of working for leading UK and international awarding bodies, including developing assessment and teaching materials for thinking skills qualifications. Jo Lally is a freelance education consultant based in the UK.
Content
Introduction; How to use this book; Which activity covers what - mapping grids; Section 1: Thinking about Thinking; 1. Basic Study Skills; 2. Basic Thinking Skills; 3. Extending and developing thinking, reasoning and study skills; 4. Research and Reasoning Skills; 5. Metacognition; 6. Advanced Thinking about Knowledge; Section 2: Thinking in Context; A: Thinking Through Your Own Life; 7. Personal Decision Making; 8. Ethical and Social Thinking; 9. Consequences; 10. Economic Thinking; B: Thinking About Local Action; 10. Relationships between Individuals and Communities; 11. Considering Multiple Perspectives; 12. Using Evidence and Predicting Consequences; 13. Deciding What is Right; 14. Project Planning; C: Thinking About Global Issues; 15. Understanding Different Global Perspectives; 16. Forming judgements that go beyond prejudice in complex situations; 17. Applying ethical thinking; 18. Applying theoretical frameworks; 19. Setting up a research project in which students apply their skills; Index.