Teaching for Successful Intelligence : To

Strengthen critical thinking skills with strategies that dramatically improve student performance! Coauthored by two internationally renowned educators and researchers, this resource helps teachers strengthen their classroom practice with lessons that promote successful intelligence a set of abilities that allow students to adapt and succeed within their environment, make the most of their strengths, and learn to compensate for their weaknesses. The authors demonstrate how to design instructional units that help students apply successful intelligence to solve problems and make decisions. This research-based text also includes: Sample unit plans and 40 ready-to-use lessons illustrated with classroom examples Proven assessment techniques to promote the development of creative, analytical, and practical thinking skills Approaches to encourage both passive and active learning With teacher reflection activities and suggested homework for students, this resource is ideal for strengthening students' higher-order thinking abilities and raising overall academic performance!

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Why Teach for Successful Intelligence?	p. xi
Who Is This Book For?	p. xii
How Is This Book Arranged?	p. xii
About the Authors	p. xv
Understanding Successful Intelligence	p. 1
What Is Successful Intelligence?	p. 3
A Grizzly Bear's Lunch	p. 3
Defining Successful Intelligence	p. 4
The Triarchy of Thinking Abilities	p. 10
Conclusion	p. 11
Examining the Theory of Successful Intelligence	p. 13
Does Successful Intelligence Work in the Classroom?	p. 13
Why Are Conventional Notions of Intelligence Still Prevalent?	p. 16
Successful Intelligence in Life and in School	p. 25
Successful Intelligence in Life: The Changing Demands of the Larger World	p. 25
Successful Intelligence in School: Giving Everybody a Fair Chance	p. 26
Building Successful Intelligence Abilities	p. 35
Teaching for Analytical Thinking	p. 37
Problem Solving	p. 37
Identify the Problem	p. 39
Allocate Resources	p. 42
Represent and Organize Information	p. 45
Formulate a Strategy	p. 47
Monitor Problem-Solving Strategies	p. 49
Evaluate Solutions	p. 51
Additional Prompts for Analytical Thinking	p. 53
Teaching for Creative Thinking	p. 57
The Investment View of Creativity: Buying Low and Selling High	p. 57
Balancing Analytical, Creative, and Practical Abilities	p. 59
Redefine the Problem	p. 61
Question and Analyze Assumptions	p. 63
Sell Creative Ideas	p. 65
Generate Ideas	p. 67
Recognize the Two Faces of Knowledge	p. 69
Identify and Surmount Obstacles	p. 71
Take Sensible Risks	p. 73
Tolerate Ambiguity	p. 75
Build Self-Efficacy	p. 77
Uncover True Interests	p. 79
Delay Gratification	p. 81
Model Creativity	p. 83
Additional Prompts for Creative Thinking	p. 87
Teaching for Practical Thinking	p. 91
Become Motivated	p. 93
Control Impulses	p. 95
Persevere, But Don't Perseverate	p. 97
Use the Right Abilities	p. 99
Act on a Plan	p. 101
Become Oriented to the Product	p. 103
Complete Tasks	p. 105
Make a Commitment	p. 107
Take a Risk	p. 109
Don't Procrastinate	p. 111
Assign Responsibility	p. 113
Manage Self-Pity	p. 115
Be Independent	p. 117
Handle Personal Difficulties	p. 119
Concentrate	p. 121
Schedule Accordingly	p. 123
Set Priorities	p. 125
Balance Thinking Skills	p. 127
Develop Self-Confidence	p. 129
Additional Prompts for Practical Thinking	p. 131
Developing Successful Intelligence Units	p. 135
Framing Triarchic Instruction and Assessment Units	p. 137
The Nuts and Bolts of TIA	p. 137
What TIA Means	p. 138
What TIA Does Not Mean	p. 140
The Structure of TIA Units	p. 141
Pre-TIA Activities	p. 142
Designing a TIA Unit	p. 147
Implementing TIA	p. 161
Putting It All Together: A Comprehensive Illustration of Lessons for Teaching for Successful Intelligence	p. 165
Introduction to the Unit	p. 165
Introduction	p. 166
Analytical	p. 170
Practical	p. 171
Creative	p. 173
Unit Homework	p. 174
Unit Assessment	p. 176
Conclusion	p. 177
Resource: Grade Level Activities	p. 179
References	p. 185
Index	p. 191
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