Developing mindful students, skillful thinkers, thoughtful schools

• Main Authors: Buoncristiani, Martin (Author), Buoncristiani, Patricia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks : Corwin, c2012
• Subjects: studium a výuka; metakognice; myšlení; rozvoj myšlení; vzdělávací programy; study and teaching; metacognition; thought and thinking; educational programs; příručky; handbooks, manuals, etc
• ISBN: 9781452220147
• Physical Description: xviii, 171 s. : il. ; 26 cm

Table of Contents:

• Some game changers: the brain, intelligence, and the role of metacognition
• How people learn
• Deconstructing metacognition
• Behaving metacognitively: habits of mind
• The wright brothers: an example of skillful thinking
• The language of thinking: how can I know what I think until I hear what I say?
• Creative problem solving
• Knowledge networks: the organization of knowledge to facilitate metacognition
• A metacognitive classroom
• Two powerful classroom tools
• Creating a metacognitive learning community: school and home