http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/thinking?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "thinking" on Netvouz http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/framework/index.php?page=framework-intro-thin#skills Instructional Framework This site provides templates for educators to use to enhance higher order thinking skills, including samples of types of questions that can stimulate students to think more critically. Rec. by Colorin Colorado Higher-order thinking jgordon Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:08:14 GMT http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/cia/index.php?page=thinking_skills This page is designed for busy practitioners trying to design performance assessment tasks that align standards and benchmarks with assessments that really measure what's valued and that incorporate higher order thinking skills. Higher-order thinking jgordon Tue, 23 May 2006 16:39:42 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Math examples of lateral thinking, consideration of real-life variables when solving a math problem. Higher-order thinking jgordon Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:40:34 GMT http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html Bloom's Taxonomy Here you can read more about the different stages behind this theory, as it also provides educators with a short description of each thinking skill. Higher-order thinking jgordon Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:10:07 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9000&r=sb060518 View entire book online. Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaanh off this step-by-step book which outlines more than 80 tried-and-proven classroom activities that will take students beyond memorization and rote learning. Teachers will find innovative ways to help students ask real questions that focus on personal understanding and give them ownership of their learning experience Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Fri, 19 May 2006 14:46:15 GMT http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/constructivism.html Enhance Learning with Technology provides an overview of the Principles of Constructivism and Related links Higher-order thinking jgordon Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:44:22 GMT http://www.readinglady.com/ Laura created Readinglady.com to provide support to teachers throughout the country. (Not ESL specific) There are many free resources housed here, along with discussion groups. See Mosaic Tools and Resources! See their PowerPoints. Literacy Garden is GREAT. Literacy > EMERGENT LITERACY jgordon Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:01:08 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8155&r=sb070926 The visual learning strategies presented throughout the book by Oliver Caviglioli and Ian Harriswill help students demonstrate their own thinking, increase their capacity to learn, and assume ownership and responsibility for their learning. Simple approaches to mastering the visual presentation of information range from exercises in categorization to persuasive student examples that illustrate thinking principles. A number of ready-to-use reproducible worksheets complement the text and make it easier to put these strategies to work right away. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:38:40 GMT http://www.superpages.com/enlightenme/superthinkers/pages/index.html This is a site where students with more advanced English proficiency can practice using higher thinking skills. It provides opportunities for them to analyze information and to solve problems while they are having fun. They can also practice their reading skills! Rec. by Colorin Colorado Student Resources jgordon Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:05:27 GMT http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/bloom.html Higher-order thinking jgordon Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:46:11 GMT