Teaching Higher-Order Thinking to Young Learners, K-3 - How to Develop Sharp Minds for the Disinformation Age

In this comprehensive book based on sound science, Dr. Saifer offers many practical and engaging ways to develop students' logical, critical, and creative thinking skills within nearly every lesson, in all subject areas, and throughout the day.

List of contents

Table of Figures
Meet the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Thinking about Thinking
Chapter 1. An Educational Imperative
Chapter 2. Types of Thinking Skills: The Tools in Our Head
Chapter 3. Lower-Order Thinking (LOT) Skills: Functional . . . If Not Always Fun
Chapter 4. Middle-Order Thinking (MOT) Skills: Only a Path, but the Only Path, to Wisdom
Chapter 5. Higher-Order Thinking (HOT) Skills: Instruments of Insight, Innovation, and Invention
Chapter 6. Thought Processes: Common Tasks, Uncommon Thinking
Part 2. Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn
Chapter 7. Higher-order Thinking in Action: Supports and Challenges
Chapter 8. HOT Teaching Precepts: Head, Heart, and Humor
Chapter 9. HOT Teaching Methods: Context, Cognition, and Creativity
Chapter 10. HOT Instructional Supports: Sparks, Similes, and Smiles
Chapter 11. Teaching Reading and Writing with Higher-Order Thinking: Yearning to Learn
Index

About the author

Steffen Saifer, EdD, a former teacher and administrator, is an international consultant and writer. He is the author of Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem: The Survival Guide for Early Childhood Professionals, now in its third edition.

Summary

In this comprehensive book based on sound science, Dr. Saifer offers many practical and engaging ways to develop students’ logical, critical, and creative thinking skills within nearly every lesson, in all subject areas, and throughout the day.

Product details

• Authors: Steffen Saifer, Saifer Steffen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032683409
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268340-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies