Teaching for Intelligence II : A Collection

Teaching for Intelligence II brings together the top minds in education to discuss the issues surrounding intelligence.Taken directly from the 1999 Teaching for Intelligence Conference, experts discuss such topics as:Unleashing the Power of Perceptual ChangeLearning and TransferConstructivist Assessment in Early Childhood EducationLearning to LearnAn invaluable resource for educators, Teaching for Intelligence II provides immediate access to these leading thinkers and their theories at the turn of a page.

Introduction: New Perspectives on Intelligences
Flexibility in Thinking: The Capacity to Shift Perspectives, to Generate Alternate Approaches, and to Change One's Mind
Systems Change in Education
Unleashing the Power of Perceptual Change
Changing Curriculum Means Changing Your Mind
Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations: The Capacity to Draw Forth Prior Knowledge and Transfer it to New Situations
Learning and Transfer--A Tautology
What Do We Know From Brain Research?
Art for the Brain's Sake
Metacognition: The Human Capacity to be Aware of and Reflect on Our Own Thinking
Memory, The Thing I Forget With
Creativity Is a Decision
Revisiting Effective Teaching
Multiple Intelligences and Reading Instruction
Questioning and Problem Posing: Innate Human Curiosity and the Capacity for Healthy Skepticism
The Mad Dash to Compute: Enriching or Eroding Intelligence?
Educators Need to Know About the Human Brain
Raising the Ceiling for All Students: School Improvement From a High-End Learning Perspective
Striving for Accuracy, Precision and Elegance: The Human Yearning for Craftsmanship
Learning Standards
What Sorts of Standards for Teachers? Focusing on Exemplary Elementary Teaching
Constructivist Assessment in Early Childhood Education
Test Success in the Brain-Compatible Classroom
The Humility of Continuous Learning: The Human Capacity for Self-Renewal
Challenging Mathematics for Young Children
Reinventing Our Literacy Programs: Books, Basics, Balance
Mediated Learning Experience: Professor Reuven Feuerstein Responds to Some Critical Questions
Learning to Learn: The Cognitive Enrichment Advantage Approach
Authors
Acknowledgments
Index
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