February 2008
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February 2008 | Volume 65 | Number 5
Teaching Students to Think
Feature Articles
Perspectives / The Thinking Teacher
Marge Scherer
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All Our Students Thinking
Nel Noddings
Any subject promotes critical thinking if it is taught in intellectually challenging ways.
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Disciplining the Mind
Veronica Boix Mansilla and Howard Gardner
Disciplinary thinking lets students in on how experts, scholars, and artists interpret the world.
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The Thought-Filled Curriculum
Arthur L. Costa
Five themes to encourage deep, skillful thought.
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Energizing Learning
Robert J. Swartz
How to lead students to tackle large questions.
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Thinking Is Literacy, Literacy Thinking
Terry Roberts and Laura Billings
Whether encountering a math problem or a poem, learning to think requires frequent practice.
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An Early Start on Thinking
Ann S. Epstein
What would happen if … ? Youngsters begin to think for themselves.
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The Object of Their Attention
Shari Tishman
To think things through, start with observation.
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Thinking About Patriotism
Joel Westheimer
Nowhere are debates about patriotism more consequential than in our schools.
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Making Thinking Visible
Ron Ritchhart and David Perkins
How to model and examine the mind's activity.
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Cover the Material—Or Teach Students to Think?
Marion Brady
The case for teaching the kind of knowledge that isn't in textbooks.
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Clash! The World of Debate
Amy M. Azzam
The urban debate movement gives students a voice.
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Departments
Educational Leadership Themes for 2008–2009
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Ask About Accountability / What's Valid? What's Reliable?
W. James Popham
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What Research Says About … / Project-Based Learning
Jane L. David
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Leading to Change / Effective Grading Practices
Douglas B. Reeves
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The Principal Connection / What Do We Believe?
Joanne Rooney
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Best of the Blog
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ASCD Community in Action
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Online Only
Shooting Aliens: The Gamer's Guide to Thinking
Nathan Holbert
Do computer games have lessons for lesson planners?
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Thinking Like an Artist
Pamelia D. Valentine
Visual literacy involves decoding famous paintings.
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Book Review / Five Minds for the Future
Naomi Thiers
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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