Getting the Buggers to Think 2nd Edition

by Sue Cowley

Overview

Teaching thinking in general, rather than merely teaching thinking within curricular subject areas, has become an extremely trendy area of education. In this work, Sue Cowley provides top tips for teaching thinking in her usual approachable, witty and practical style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826492814
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/05/2007
Series:	Getting the Buggers
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Sue Cowley is an expert on behaviour management, and on creative approaches to teaching and learning. She has written numerous bestselling education and parenting books, which have been translated and published around the world. Sue has written for many teaching publications, including the TES and Nursery Education, and she had her own series, 'Manage that Class' on Teachers TV. Sue has also appeared in front of the Education Select Committee, as an expert witness on behaviour in schools. She now works internationally as a trainer and presenter, as well as volunteering in education settings in the UK to ensure that her advice and practice remains relevant to teaching today.

Table of Contents

1. Thinking: an overview2. Thinking: Concentration, behaviour and learning3. Planning and teaching thinking4. Structuring thinking5. Memory6. Critical thinking7. Creative thinking8. Thinking and ideas9. Thinking actitivities from my readers10. A final thoughtIndex