Informationen zum Autor THE AUTHOR Kathleen Ricards Hopkins, Ed.D., is executive director of the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD), an international organization dedicated to meeting the needs of students who have difficulty learning, including those with and without specific learning disabilities. Klappentext Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning 'stick' for my students? In this thought-provoking, informative book, noted education expert Kathleen Ricards Hopkins provides teachers with a hands-on resource based on the latest research on how we learn. Hopkins offers clear, actionable guidelines for teachers to enable all students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically. Using the metaphor of a skylight?a window leading to infinite possibilities?Hopkins provides down-to-earth techniques teachers can use to help students develop their skills as readers, writers, and mathematicians. Hopkins translates the theoretical ideas of Piaget, Vygotsky, and Feuerstein into practical suggestions for teachers to use with their students. Students will benefit from these principles, and teachers may find their cognitive abilities transformed as well. As inspirational as it is practical, the book offers creative suggestions that help students build perseverance and diligent work habits. Teaching How to Learn in a What-to-Learn Culture is designed to apply to any and all learners, including students with special needs, and is richly illustrated with stories, activities, and useful examples from across the content areas. PRAISE FOR TEACHING HOW TO LEARN IN A WHAT-TO-LEARN CULTURE "Kathy Hopkins has a gift for bringing research to life with practical strategies for parents and teachers. Pay attention, folks, because our children desperately need to have you understand and apply the information in this book!" ?JANE M. HEALY, Ph.D., educational psychologist and author, Different Learners and Endangered Minds "An important book for any educator who seeks both a theoretical understanding of mediated learning and the application of these principles in modern classrooms. Hopkins shares the development of her career as a teacher of teachers and how she goes about teaching students of all ages to think beyond basic memorization?and much, much more." ?ROSA A. HAGIN, Ph.D., research professor of psychology, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of MedicineAnswers such questions as - Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning 'stick' for my students? This book offers practical guidance along with ideas to show how teachers can enable students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author vii About the National Institute for Learning Development ix Foreword xi Introduction xv 1 The Intelligence Dilemma 1 Opening the Skylight 3 A Conceptual Understanding of Intelligence 4 Defining Intelligence 5 Theory One: Cast Building 5 Theory Two: Brick Building 5 Theory Three: Mosaic Model 6 Classroom Activity 8 The Root of Intelligence 10 Intellectual Potential? 10 Mediated Learning 11 Practical Application 15 The First Fable 15 Prepare the Lesson 16 Project the Text of the Fable 16 Build Intelligence 17 Develop Cognitive Competence 17 Reflection 19 2 A Way Out of the Pressure Cooker 21 The Pressures are Real 24 A Survey 25 Identify the Pressures 26 Find the Way Out 27 The Need for Meaningfulness 28 Surface Versus Meaningful Knowledge 29 The Case for Co...

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THE AUTHOR Kathleen Ricards Hopkins, Ed.D., is executive director of the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD), an international organization dedicated to meeting the needs of students who have difficulty learning, including those with and without specific learning disabilities.

Klappentext

Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning 'stick' for my students? In this thought-provoking, informative book, noted education expert Kathleen Ricards Hopkins provides teachers with a hands-on resource based on the latest research on how we learn. Hopkins offers clear, actionable guidelines for teachers to enable all students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically. Using the metaphor of a skylight?a window leading to infinite possibilities?Hopkins provides down-to-earth techniques teachers can use to help students develop their skills as readers, writers, and mathematicians. Hopkins translates the theoretical ideas of Piaget, Vygotsky, and Feuerstein into practical suggestions for teachers to use with their students. Students will benefit from these principles, and teachers may find their cognitive abilities transformed as well. As inspirational as it is practical, the book offers creative suggestions that help students build perseverance and diligent work habits. Teaching How to Learn in a What-to-Learn Culture is designed to apply to any and all learners, including students with special needs, and is richly illustrated with stories, activities, and useful examples from across the content areas. PRAISE FOR TEACHING HOW TO LEARN IN A WHAT-TO-LEARN CULTURE "Kathy Hopkins has a gift for bringing research to life with practical strategies for parents and teachers. Pay attention, folks, because our children desperately need to have you understand and apply the information in this book!" ?JANE M. HEALY, Ph.D., educational psychologist and author, Different Learners and Endangered Minds "An important book for any educator who seeks both a theoretical understanding of mediated learning and the application of these principles in modern classrooms. Hopkins shares the development of her career as a teacher of teachers and how she goes about teaching students of all ages to think beyond basic memorization?and much, much more." ?ROSA A. HAGIN, Ph.D., research professor of psychology, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine

Zusammenfassung
Answers such questions as - Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning 'stick' for my students? This book offers practical guidance along with ideas to show how teachers can enable students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically.

Inhalt

About the Author vii

About the National Institute for Learning Development ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xv

1 The Intelligence Dilemma 1

Opening the Skylight 3

A Conceptual Understanding of Intelligence 4

Defining Intelligence 5

Theory One: Cast Building 5

Theory Two: Brick Building 5

Theory Three: Mosaic Model 6

Classroom Activity 8

The Root of Intelligence 10

Intellectual Potential? 10

Mediated Learning 11

Practical Application 15

The First Fable 15

Prepare the Lesson 16

Project the Text of the Fable 16

Build Intelligence 17

Develop Cognitive Competence 17

Reflection 19

2 A Way Out of the Pressure Cooker 21

The Pressures are Real 24

A Survey 25

Identify the Pressures 26

Find the Way Out 27

The Need for Meaningfulness 28

Surface Versus Meaningful Knowledge 29

The Case for Cognitive Modifiability 29

Practical Applications 31

Reflection 34

3 What Every Teacher Needs 37

A Survey 42

Love of Reading 42

Intellectual Curiosity 43

Cultural Literacy 45

Love of Learning 46

Competence and Confidence 47

Reflection 47

4 The Big Picture 51

Analysis or Synthesis? 54

Back to the Classroom 57

The Power of the Lie 58

Rethinking Those Rows 58

Real-Life Challenges 59

The Case for Handwriting 60

An Exercise 61

Practical Application 62

Reflection 64

5 Setting Students Free 67

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