The Thinking Classroom Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking,9780205165087

The Thinking Classroom Learning and Teaching in a Culture of Thinking

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ISBN13: 9780205165087
ISBN10: 0205165087
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-10-06
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

This book is a critical combination of both the theory and ideas behind the teaching of thinking and very practical strategies to teach thinking in the individual classroom. Six brief "theoretical" chapters are followed by a chapter of practical strategies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Idea of a Culture of Thinking
1(6)
A Culture of Thinking
2(1)
Six Dimensions of a Culture of Thinking
2(1)
Teaching Thinking: An ``Enculturation'' Approach
3(3)
How This Book Is Organized
6(1)
The Language of Thinking
7(10)
What is the Language of Thinking?
8(4)
Why is a Language of Thinking Important?
12(1)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating a Language of Thinking into the Culture of the Classroom
13(4)
The Language of Thinking: Pictures of Practice
17(20)
Ms. Peters's Poster
18(4)
Language of Thinking and Aspects of Teaching
22(4)
Albert's Toothache
26(3)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
29(2)
Continuing On: Making a Language of Thinking a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
31(2)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about a Language of Thinking
33(4)
Thinking Dispositions
37(8)
What Are Thinking Dispositions?
39(3)
Why Are Thinking Dispositions Important?
42(1)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating Thinking Dispositions into the Culture of the Classroom
43(2)
Thinking Dispositions: Pictures of Practice
45(20)
Voyage of the Beagle
46(3)
Building Cultural Norms
49(3)
Thinking Alarms
52(4)
Modeling Thinking Dispositions
56(3)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
59(1)
Continuing On: Making Thinking Dispositions a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
60(2)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about Thinking Dispositions
62(3)
Mental Management
65(8)
What Is Mental Management?
67(2)
Why Is Mental Management Important?
69(1)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating Mental Management into the Culture of the Classroom
70(3)
Mental Management: Pictures of Practice
73(24)
Put on Your Thinking Cap
74(3)
Four Thought: A Mental Management Strategy
77(7)
Modeling Mental Management: An Example in Real Time
84(4)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
88(2)
Continuing On: Making Mental Management a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
90(3)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about Mental Management
93(4)
The Strategic Spirit
97(8)
What Is a Thinking Strategy?
99(1)
What Is the Strategic Spirit?
99(3)
Why Is the Strategic Spirit Important?
102(2)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating the Strategic Spirit into the Culture of the Classroom
104(1)
The Strategic Spirit: Pictures of Practice
105(20)
Strategy Building Blocks: Ms. Mandly and the Terrariums
106(5)
Build-a-Strategy across the Curriculum
111(3)
``Ready-Made'': A Decision-Making Strategy
114(4)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
118(1)
Continuing On: Making the Strategic Spirit a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
119(2)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about the Strategic Spirit
121(4)
Higher Order Knowledge
125(8)
What Is Higher Order Knowledge?
128(1)
Why Is Higher Order Knowledge Important?
129(2)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating Higher Order Knowledge into the Culture of the Classroom
131(2)
Higher Order Knowledge: Pictures of Practice
133(22)
Lexington Green
134(3)
Anchoring Analogies
137(3)
Trash Anthropology
140(3)
Pair Problem Solving
143(3)
What Frost Meant
146(3)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
149(1)
Continuing On: Making Higher Order Knowledge a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
150(2)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about Higher Order Knowledge
152(3)
Teaching for Transfer
155(8)
What Is Teaching for Transfer?
158(2)
Why Is Teaching for Transfer Important?
160(1)
The Bottom Lines: Incorporating Transfer into the Culture of the Classroom
161(2)
Teaching for Transfer: Pictures of Practice
163(22)
Atoms
164(3)
Truman and Decision Making
167(4)
Inquiry Diaries
171(3)
What Story Speaks to You?
174(2)
Being Careful
176(3)
Taking the Plunge: Guidelines for Instruction
179(1)
Continuing On: Making Teaching for Transfer a Permanent Part of the Classroom Culture
180(3)
Troubleshooting: Questions and Answers about Teaching for Transfer
183(2)
Pulling It All Together: From the Thinking Classroom to the Thinking School
185(12)
Perchance to Dream...
185(1)
Integrating the Six Dimensions of Thinking: A Vision
186(11)
Appendix 197(4)
References 201(2)
Further Reading 203

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