Product Description

The authors demonstrate how to develop higher-order thinking, mindful decision making, and productive problem-solving skills in all students and provide a six-step process for developing thematic learning units.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1498549 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-11
• Released on: 2007-12-11
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.89 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 209 pages

Review
"Teachers are held accountable for designing instruction and assessing standards-based outcomes. They are also asked to teach for retention, cooperative learning, and individual differences. This book provides a wealth of delightful, creative, and compelling strategies and lessons, with techniques for integrating these diverse objectives." -- Arthur L. Costa, Professor Emeritus 20070220 "Has great merit in providing connections and a strong learning environment for students. The authors provide excellent charts, templates, graphic organizers, and resources for educators to use and examine." -- Rosemarie Young, Principal 20070723 "In this concrete book with a multitude of examples, the authors offer specific suggestions for merging curriculum with recent multiple intelligences experience and research. The tone is upbeat and the style is practical and well organized, making it appealing to teachers." -- Renee Peoples, Teacher 20070723 "Well written, user-friendly, and has great examples that educators will relate to." -- Brigitte Tennis, Headmistress and Seventh-Grade Teacher 20070723 "Clear, concise, and with outstanding illustrative material. The book adds to the discussion on integrating curriculum with multiple intelligences." -- Linda Eisinger, Third-Grade Teacher 20070723 "The authors are sensitive to the constraints that operate on teachers even as they are open to ways in which teachers can refashion their classes and curricula to reach more children in more effective ways. This book will help teachers to enliven and enrich their classrooms and to forge new connections across concepts and curricula." -- From the Foreword by Howard Gardner 20070813

About the Author
Robin Fogarty is president of Robin Fogarty and Associates, Ltd., a minority-owned educational publishing/consulting company. A leading proponent of the thoughtful classroom, Fogarty has trained educators throughout the world in curriculum, instruction, and assessment strategies. She has taught at all levels, from kindergarten to college, served as an administrator, and consulted with state departments and ministries of education in the United States, Puerto Rico, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain, Singapore, Korea, and the Netherlands. Fogarty has published articles in Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, and the Journal of Staff Development. She is the author of numerous books, including Ten Things New Teachers Need to Succeed, Second Edition (Corwin Press 2007), From Staff Room to Classroom (Corwin Press 2007), Literacy Matters, Second Edition (Corwin Press 2007), and the Nutshell Collection, which includes How to Differentiate Learning, Twelve Brain Principles That Make the Difference, Nine Best Practices That Make the Difference, Close the Achievement Gap, A Look at Transfer, and The Adult Learner. Fogarty received her doctorate in curriculum and human resource development from Loyola University Chicago.