Teaching for Intelligence
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: October 19, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781412955553
Subjects: Philosophy of education; Intelligence; Teaching; Education; Elementary; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Congresses; Study and teaching (Elementary); Thought and thinking; United States
First sentence: The second edition of this volume is a testament to a good idea that is much more than a decade old.
Description: The collected articles encourage educators to examine their perspectives about the nature of intelligence, standardized testing, and curriculum requirements.  Guided by current research, the articles  look closely at current classroom instructional practice, students' intellectual development and how educators view students in the learning process. (back cover copy)
Table of contents: pagenum: vii
title: Acknowledgments; pagenum: ix
title: About the Editor; pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; pagenum: 5
title: Section1: The Value of Intelligence Theory; pagenum: 8
title: On the Habit of Informed Skepticism, Theodore Sizer; pagenum: 17
title: Narratives of the Educative Surround, John Goodlad; pagenum: 32
title: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness: Education for All Human Beings, John Brockman interviews Howard Gardner; pagenum: 45
title: Art, Imagination, and School Renewal: Toward a Common Language, Maxine Greene; pagenum: 61
title: Schoosl Should Nuture Wisdom, Robert Sternberg; pagenum: 89
title: Section 2: The Intelligent Learner; pagenum: 91
title: Teacher Learning That Supports Student Learning, Linda Darling-Hammond; pagenum: 101
title: Did You Ask a Good Question Today?, John Barell; pagenum: 111
title: THe Misunderstood Role of the Arts in Human Development, Elliot Eisner; pagenum: 123
title: What Really Matters in Teaching Children to Read, Richard Allington; pagenum: 135
title: Section 3: Instructing for Intelligence; pagenum: 139
title: Teaching for Intelligence: The intellectual Life of Schools, Robert Spillane; pagenum: 142
title: The Intelligence-Friendly Classroom: it Just Makes Sense, Robin Fogarty; pagenum: 149
title: Teaching for Intelligence: In Search of Best Practices, James Bellanca; pagenum: 156
title: Mediative Environments: Creating Conditions for Intellectual Growth, Arthur Costa; pagenum: 171
title: Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom: Tapping Into the Intelligence of Every Learner, Dorothy Strickland; pagenum: 186
title: Teaching for Intelligence: Parameters for Change, Eric Cooper and Daniel Levine; pagenum: 194
title: Considerations in Introducing Instructional Interventions, Daniel Levine and Rayna Levine; pagenum: 207
title: Srection 4: Special Concerns of Teaching for Intelligence; pagenum: 210
title: Working With Kids Like Mario, Jonathan Kozol; pagenum: 212
title: Challenging Preschool Education: Meeting the Intellectual Needs of All Children, Herbert Ginsburg; pagenum: 230
title: Infusing Higher Order Thinking Into Sicence and Language Arts, Joyce VanTassel-Baska; pagenum: 245
title: A Practical Approach for Developing the Gifts and Talents of All Students, Joseph Renzulli; pagenum: 285
title: Creating the Climate and Conditions for Children to Learn, James Comer; pagenum: 288
title: Credits; pagenum: 311
title: Index