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Developing Mindful Students, Skillful Thinkers, Thoughtful Schools

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ISBN-10: 145222014X

ISBN-13: 9781452220147

Edition: 2012

Authors: Martin Buoncristiani, Patricia Buoncristiani

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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’ creativity.
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Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 3/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Learn more about Martin Buoncristiani's PDnbsp;offerings nbsp; Dr. Martin Buoncristiani is an emeritus professor of physics at Christopher Newport University in the USA. He has been dedicated to science and mathematics education for over thirty five years. In his involvement in curricular development for the university he has been a strong advocate of adapting teaching methods to our current understanding of how people learn. His scientific research has focused on lasers and optical science and he was awarded the NASA Public Service Medal for his work developing instruments for atmospheric study. Throughout his career he has addressed K-12 science education, beginning with promotion of…    

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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
The Metacognitive Classroom
Two Powerful Classroom Tools
Creating a Metacognitive Learning Community: School and Home
Resources for Teachers
References
Index