| Book |
Rating |
Ian's
comments |
|
David
Perkins
Smart Schools
The Free Press, New York, 1992.
|
2C
|
The
best and most accessible overview of the importance
of teaching for understanding and the issues we
face in implementing it in schools. |
|
Martha
Stone Wiske
Teaching for Understanding
Jossey Bass, New York, 1997.
|
2A
|
The
definitive account of Project Zero outlining the
philosophy, the research and numerous examples of
teachers practice. Heavy going though and only for
the enthusiast. |
|
Robert
Sternberg and Louise Swerling
Teaching for Thinking
American Psychological Association, Washington,
1996
|
2C
|
Good
description of Sternberg’s triarchic theory of
intelligence with some practical examples
|
|
Chris
Dickinson
Effective Learning Activities
Network Press, 1996.
|
4D
|
Takes
the Project Zero work and provides eminently practical
advice as to how to look at existing materials and
make them more effective in terms of helping pupils
to demonstrate and develop their understandings. |
|
Robert
Fisher
Teaching Children to Think
Simon and Schuster, 1990.
|
4D
|
By
far the best book around on teaching thinking skills,
particularly in the primary school, but very applicable
to secondary. |
|
Robert
Fisher
Teaching Children to Learn
Stanley Thornes, 1995.
|
4D
|
Also
worth getting although not as good as the above. |
|
Robert
Fisher
Teaching Thinking: Philosophical Enquiry in
the Classroom
Cassell, London, 1998.
|
4D
|
Another
good blend of theory and practice with more of a
focus than the other two books on Lipman’s philosophy
for kids but highlighting the ways in which Fisher
has taken this work forward in the UK. |
|
Tony
Buzan
Use Your Head
BBC Books, 1974.
|
4C
|
Tony
Buzan’s first book and by far his best. Much better
than his later book on Mind mapping for instance
which is much too elaborate. |
Nancy Margulis
Mapping Inner Space
Zephyr Press, Tucson Arizona. |
4D |
Especially
good at helping and encouraging the use of illustrations
when using mindmaps. |
Karen
Bromley et al
Graphic Organisers
Scholastic Press New York, 1995.
|
4D |
A
very practical little book which takes a look at
a range of note making ideas including mind mapping
with examples from across the curriculum. |
Edward
de Bono
de Bono’s Thinking Course
BBC books, London, 1997. |
4D |
The
one of de Bono’s many books with the biggest range
of practical techniques in it for use in schools.
If you don’t have the CoRT thinking course this
is the one to go for. |
Robert
Powell
Active Whole-Class Teaching
Redwood Books, 1997 |
4D |
A
book full of practical ideas – also talks a lot
of sense about the emotive issue of whole class
teaching. |
Edward
de Bono
Six thinking Hats
Penguin Books, 1985
and
Six Thinking Hats for Schools
Perfect Learning Corporation, 1991. |
4D |
This
is a very simple but powerful technique to help
children (and adults) to think about their thinking
in a group situation. A separate resource book for
teachers gives a lot of practical ideas for using
the six hats concept |
Oliver Caviglioni and Ian Harris
Mapwise
Network Educational Press, Stafford 2000
|
4D |
The
best practical book so far to help you help pupils
to take and make notes in a variety of ways. |
Robert
Fisher
Head Start: How to develop Your Child’s Mind
Souvenir Press, London, 1999 |
3D
|
A
book written for parents. Most of the other books
here are about helping parents to help them help
their children to think and learn in a range of
specific areas, not only literacy and numeracy but
music and art etc. |
|
Robert
Fisher
Games for Thinking
Poems for Thinking
Stories for Thinking
|
4D |
Three books with lots of stimulus material for primary
pupils. |
