• Smart Schools: Better Thinking and Learning for Every Child
  David Perkins describes his thoughts on "teaching for understanding" where he promotes the idea of understanding as "performance" (to be able to think and act flexibly with what you know). The elements of "teaching for understanding" include: 1. a generative topic 2. understanding goals 3. ongoing assessment 4. images/mental models. Perkins discusses the idea of transferring learning (making sure that what you teach is something students can transfer to another situation/subject). Rec. by Sarah Benkendorf.
  in Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Leading School Improvement with david perkings project schools smart zero

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