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March 29, 2017
The Power of the Social Brain: Teaching, Learning, and Interdependent Thinking
- Author
- Costa, Arthur L.; and O’Leary, Pat Wilson, eds.
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press, New York
- ISBN
- 9780807754146
- Table of Contents
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Foreward
Preface: Interdependent Thinking
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Thinking Interdependently – A Human Survival Mechanism
Part I – Interdependent Thinking In Life Settings
ch. 1 Creating and Influencing Momentum: The Challenges and Power of Adults Thinking Interdependently (Jerry Jennings)
ch. 2 Efficient Thinking with Architectural Teams (Peter Saucerman)
ch. 3 Thinking Together in Industry (James Heath)
ch. 4 Knowing the Score: Thinking Interdependently in the Orchestra(Virginia V. Baker, Elizabeth Baker, William Baker)
ch. 5 Thinking as a Team (Mark Jones)
Part II – Facilitation Strategies For Interdependent Thinking
ch. 6 A Virtual Continuum for Thinking Interdependently (Bena Kallick, Marie Alcock)
ch. 7 Creating Communities of Thought: Skills, Tasks, and Practices (Laura Lipton, Bruce Wellman)
ch. 8 Creating Interdependent Thinking Among School Staff (William A. Sommers, Shirley M. Hord)
ch. 9 Developing Smart Groups (Robert J. Garmston)
ch. 10 Working Smarter, Not Harder: Building Interdependent Communities of Practice Building Interdependent Communities of Practice (Diane P. Zimmerman)
ch. 11 In the Company of School Leaders (Patricia Reeves)
ch. 12 Thinking Maps for Meetings of the Mind (David Hyerle, Larry Alper)
Part III – Fostering Dispositions of Interdependent Thought
ch. 13 Cooperative Learning: Accessing Our Highest Human Potential (Judy Willis)
ch. 14 We Instead of Me: The Teacher’s Role in Engendering Interdependent Student Thinking (Patricia A. Roy)
ch. 15 We Think Better Together: Classroom Strategies for Interdependent Learning (Jill Barton, Mary Burke, Sabrina French)
ch. 16 Theater: Celebrating Interdependent Thinking (Sandra Brace)
ch. 17 Thinking Interdependently: The Family as a Team< (Lauren A. Carner, Angela Iadavaia-Cox) br> ch. 18 The Seven Habits of Highly Interdependent Teachers (Jeremy Little)
ch. 19 Teaching the Dispositions of Interdependent Thought (Arthur L. Costa, Pat Wilson O'Leary)
Reflecting on Part III
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
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Abstract: Research has demonstrated that cooperative learning is one of the most highly effective teaching strategies, while new findings from neuroscience confirm the brain’s natural inclination to think socially. But simply putting students in a group is not enough. The authors of The Power of the Social Brain see “interdependent thinking” as the missing piece of the collaborative puzzle. This authoritative book provides practical strategies, informed by research from neuroscience and education, to help groups function more effectively and thoughtfully. By adding the “cognitive dimension” to cooperative learning, this book will help readers apply new protocols and strategies for more successful, affirming, and productive group work in classrooms and professional educational learning communities.
Book Features:
Fresh parallel insights on interdependent thinking from the arts, architecture, business, the community, and sports.
Approaches for leveraging cooperative learning to improve thinking, problem solving, performance, and mutual support across a wide range of settings, including classrooms, teams, and professional learning communities.
Instructional strategies from experienced classroom teachers for teaching young people to think and work interdependently at home and at school.
Reflective questions at the end of each section to help guide thinking, stimulate conversation, and catalyze change within a learning community or classroom. (From the Publisher)
Abstract: Research has demonstrated that cooperative learning is one of the most highly effective teaching strategies, while new findings from neuroscience confirm the brain’s natural inclination to think socially. But simply putting students in a group is not enough. The authors of The Power of the Social Brain see “interdependent thinking” as the missing piece of the collaborative puzzle. This authoritative book provides practical strategies, informed by research from neuroscience and education, to help groups function more effectively and thoughtfully. By adding the “cognitive dimension” to cooperative learning, this book will help readers apply new protocols and strategies for more successful, affirming, and productive group work in classrooms and professional educational learning communities.
Book Features:
Fresh parallel insights on interdependent thinking from the arts, architecture, business, the community, and sports.
Approaches for leveraging cooperative learning to improve thinking, problem solving, performance, and mutual support across a wide range of settings, including classrooms, teams, and professional learning communities.
Instructional strategies from experienced classroom teachers for teaching young people to think and work interdependently at home and at school.
Reflective questions at the end of each section to help guide thinking, stimulate conversation, and catalyze change within a learning community or classroom. (From the Publisher)