Developing mindful students, skillful thinkers, thoughtful schools
By: Martin and Patricia Buoncristiani
Contributors: Buoncristiani, Patricia
Publisher: Corwin Press; Corwin
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781452220147
Subjects: Thought and thinking; Metacognition in children; Study and teaching; School improvement programs
Description: This book shows school leaders how to build a thinking culture within the entire learning community. Included are practical classroom strategies and tools for developing students{u2019} creativity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The game changers; title: How people learn; title: Deconstructing metacognition; title: Behaving metacognitively: habits of mind; title: The wright brothers: an example of skillful thinking; title: The language of thinking: how can I know what I think until I hear what I say; title: Creative problem solving; title: Knowledge networks: the organization of knowledge to facilitate metacognition; title: A metacognitive classroom; title: Two powerful classroom tools; title: Creating a metacognitive learning community: school and home.