Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards: K-2

by Wynne A. Shilling, Sydney L. Schwartz

Overview

Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards: K–2 provides multiple practical resources to assist teachers in working with standards across subject areas in ways that bring critical thinking into the everyday process of learning content and skills. The authors provide suggestions for engaging and sustaining children’s interest and illustrate the use of teaching language that actively nurtures the habits of lifelong learning. The book is rich with opportunities for developing tools for design, implementation, and assessment of vibrant integrated curricula for K–2 students that support the development of cognitive skills and increase confidence in their abilities to think and learn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138694590
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/03/2017
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wynne A. Shilling is Professor Emerita at York College, City University of New York, USA, and Co-Director of the CUNY Literacy Enhancement Project.

Sydney L. Schwartz is Professor Emerita at Queens College, City University of New York, USA, and Co-Director of the CUNY Literacy Enhancement Project.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Standards: A Vehicle to Actively Engage Young Learners

Chapter 2: Key Learning Processes Standards and How we Teach

Chapter 3: Nurturing Learning Through Authentic Interactions

Chapter 4: Assessment

Chapter 5: Embedding Process into Instructional Plan Targeting Content: Grade PreK-K

Chapter 6: Embedding Process into Instructional Plan Targeting Content: Grade 1-2

Chapter 7: The Challenges Ahead