Description
– Thinking Tools for the Mathematics Classroom
These two books demonstrate how thinking can become a part of the mathematics curriculum. They offer practical suggestions for applying thinking tools to classroom organisation, teaching and assessment, with information on tools and theories such as:
- Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Learning Modalities
- Multiple Intelligences
- Six Thinking Hats
- Thinker’s Keys
- Open-Ended Tasks
- Learning Styles
- Graphic Organisers
Thinking Allowed:
The open-ended tasks in this first book show how thinking can become part of the thinking curriculum, using theories and tools such as Multiple Intelligences, Blooms Taxonomy, De Bono’s Six Hats, Thinker’s Keys, Learning Modalities, Learning Styles, and Graphic Organisers. The book offers mathematics activities to use with students as well as activities for professional learning teams who want to improve the concept of thinking in mathematics.
More Thinking Allowed:
This follow-on book offers a range of tasks aimed at stretching primary students’ thinking in mathematics. Its goal is to help teachers improve their pedagogy by incorporating higher levels of thinking into their mathematics classrooms. Many of the ideas were gathered in discussion with practising teachers, while others derive from academic research.
