How to Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core
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Overview
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are designed to make K-12 students college and career ready in mathematics, language arts, history and social studies, science, and technical subjects. The goal has been set. The challenge now lies in how teachers will address these standards in the classroom. Divided into seven key student proficiencies, How to Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core is a practical guide that prepares teachers to teach to the CCSS, across all grade levels and content areas. Authors James A. Bellanca, Robin J. Fogarty, and Brian M. Pete show teachers and educational leaders how to make simple adjustments to classroom instruction in order to enhance students' critical thinking skills and prepare them for college and the workforce.
Using this straightforward resource, you will:
Find ways to promote the most prominent thinking skills within the CCSS in your classroom
Attain tips for elementary-, middle-, and secondary-level learning
Be prepared to teach to the CCSS and help your students apply their strengthened thinking skills across the curriculum
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781936764075 |
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| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press |
| Publication date: | 06/30/2012 |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
Table of Contents
About the Authors xv
Introduction 1
A Practical and Explicit Exposition 4
The Three-Phase Teaching Model 5
A Road Map 9
A Note to the Reader 10
1 Critical Thinking 13
Chapter 1 Analyze 15
Explicit Teaching Lesson 17
Classroom Content Lesson 19
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 19
Reflection Questions 20
Chapter 2 Evaluate 23
Explicit Teaching Lesson 25
Classroom Content Lesson 27
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 28
Reflection Questions 29
Chapter 3 Problem Solve 31
Explicit Teaching Lesson 33
Classroom Content Lesson 36
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 37
Reflection Questions 38
2 Creative Thinking 39
Chapter 4 Generate 41
Explicit Teaching Lesson 42
Classroom Content Lesson 45
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 46
Reflection Questions 47
Chapter 5 Associate 49
Explicit Teaching Lesson 51
Classroom Content Lesson 53
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 54
Reflection Questions 55
Chapter 6 Hypothesize 57
Explicit Teaching Lesson 59
Classroom Content Lesson 61
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 62
Reflection Questions 63
3 Complex Thinking 55
Chapter 7 Clarify 67
Explicit Teaching Lesson 69
Classroom Content Lesson 71
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 72
Reflection Questions 73
Chapter 8 Interpret 75
Explicit Teaching Lesson 77
Classroom Content Lesson 79
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 79
Reflection Questions 80
Chapter 9 Determine 83
Explicit Teaching Lesson 84
Classroom Content Lesson 87
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 87
Reflection Questions 88
4 Comprehensive Thinking 89
Chapter 10 Understand 91
Explicit Teaching Lesson 92
Classroom Content Lesson 95
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 96
Reflection Questions 97
Chapter 11 Infer 99
Explicit Teaching Lesson 101
Classroom Content Lesson 102
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 103
Reflection Questions 104
Chapter 12 Compare and Contrast 107
Explicit Teaching Lesson 109
Classroom Content Lesson 111
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 111
Reflection Questions 113
5 Collaborative Thinking 115
Chapter 13 Explain 117
Explicit Teaching Lesson 119
Classroom Content Lesson 121
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 122
Reflection Questions 123
Chapter 14 Develop 125
Explicit Teaching Lesson 126
Classroom Content Lesson 128
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 129
Reflection Questions 130
Chapter 15 Decide 131
Explicit Teaching Lesson 132
Classroom Content Lesson 134
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 135
Reflection Questions 136
6 Communicative Thinking 137
Chapter 16 Reason 139
Explicit Teaching Lesson 141
Classroom Content Lesson 143
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 144
Reflection Questions 145
Chapter 17 Connect 147
Explicit Teaching Lesson 149
Classroom Content Lesson 151
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 152
Reflection Questions 153
Chapter 18 Represent 155
Explicit Teaching Lesson 157
Classroom Content Lesson 159
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 159
Reflection Questions 160
7 Cognitive Transfer 161
Chapter 19 Synthesize 163
Explicit Teaching Lesson 164
Classroom Content Lesson 167
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 169
Reflection Questions 170
Chapter 20 Generalize 173
Explicit Teaching Lesson 174
Classroom Content Lesson 177
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 178
Reflection Questions 179
Chapter 21 Apply 181
Explicit Teaching Lesson 183
Classroom Content Lesson 184
CCSS Performance Task Lesson 185
Reflection Questions 186
Appendix A Reproducibles 187
Fishbone Diagram 188
Ranking Ladder 189
Four-Fold Concept Development 190
ABC Graffiti 191
Comic Strip Template 192
KWL Chart 193
Story Grid 194
Math Grid 195
Parts-of-Speech Grid 196
Book-Blurb Grid 197
Appendix B Additional Resources 199
Books and Articles 199
Technology Tools 202
Websites 204
Glossary 205
References and Resources 209
Index 213