Title:
The power of the social brain : teaching, learning, and interdependent thinking
Summary:
Cooperative learning has been demonstrated by research to be one of the most highly effective teaching strategies, but simply putting students in a group is not enough. The authors of The Power of the Social Brain see interdependent thinking as the missing piece of the collaborative puzzle. This authoritative book provides research from the neurosciences and education along with practical strategies to help groups function more effectively and thoughtfully. By adding the cognitive dimension to cooperative learning, this book will help readers apply strategies of successful group work in classrooms and professional educational learning communities.
Year Published:
2013
Physical Description:
xxiii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Preface: Interdependent thinking / Arthur L. Costa and Pat Wilson O'Leary -- Introduction: thinking interdependently, a human survival mechanism / Pat Wolfe -- Creating and influencing momentum: the challenges and power of adults thinking interdependently / Jerry Jennings -- Efficient thinking with architectural teams / Peter Saucerman -- Thinking together in industry / James Heath -- Knowing the score: thinking interdependently in the orchestra / Virginia V. Baker, Elizabeth Baker, and William Baker -- Thinking as a team / Mark Jones -- A virtual continuum for thinking interdependently / Bena Kallick and Marie Alcock -- Creating communities of thought: skills, tasks, and practices / Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman -- Creating interdependent thinking among school staff / William A. Sommers and Shirley M. Hord -- Developing smart groups / Robert J. Garmston -- Working smarter, not harder: building interdependent communities of practice / Diane P. Zimmerman -- In the company of school leaders / Patricia Reeves -- Thinking maps for meetings of the mind / David Hyerle and Larry Alper -- Cooperative learning: accessing our highest human potential / Judy Willis -- We instead of me: the teacher's role in engendering interdependent student thinking / Patricia A. Roy -- We think better together: classroom strategies for interdependent learning / Jill Barton, Mary Burke, and Sabrina French -- Theater: celebrating interdependent thinking / Sandra Brace -- Thinking interdependently: the family as a team / Lauren A. Carner and Angela Iadavaia-Cox -- The seven habits of highly interdependent teachers / Jeremy Little -- Teaching the dispositions of interdependent thought / Arthur L. Costa and Pat Wilson O'Leary.
ISBN:
9780807754146
9780807754153
Publisher:
New York : Teachers College Press, [2013]
