Overview

Getting to the root cause of poor achievement eventually means addressing how your students acquire information, critically evaluate it, and handle it in abstract problems--in short, how they think. If you've ever wondered whether it was possible to explicitly teach students to think more effectively and whether schools could actually do so, here is a new professional development video program that shows you and your colleagues how to use research-based strategies to teach students the thinking skills they need to succeed on school assignments, standardized tests, and beyond.

Using the DVD and User Guide--with activities designed for large-group workshops, small study groups, and individual study--you can introduce your school to step-by-step ways to teach three major types of thinking skills: information processing skills, critical thinking skills, and complex thinking strategies. Lessons from classrooms in elementary, middle, and high schools show what teachers do in the major phases of teaching a thinking skill or strategy.

(ASCD DVD, 2007) One 90-minute DVD with a comprehensive 215-page User Guide

Related Resources:

• Developing Minds: A Resource Book for Teaching Thinking, 3rd Edition
  
• Developing More Curious Minds
  
• In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms
  
• Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum: Practical and Creative Strategies for Teachers