A Guide to Graphic Organizers
A Guide to Graphic Organizers
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Offers teachers of all grade levels and content areas ready-to-use graphic organizers with guidelines for supporting cooperative learning groups, strengthening students′ thinking processes, and developing effective assessments.
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A Guide to Graphic Organizers by James A Bellanca
"Creating a mindful rendering of student thinking with these graphic tools is at the heart of this extensive work. K–12 teachers will applaud this effort as they use these graphic organizers in rich and relevant instructional activities." —Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant and Author "An excellent aid in teaching students to gather and process data systematically, develop critical thinking skills, and become actively engaged learners." —Mary Jo Johnson, Educational Evaluator, North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton, NC Help students organize their thinking, process content, and work cooperatively! Graphic organizers are effective, research-validated tools for supporting student achievement, promoting students′ higher-level thinking, and strengthening learners′ visual and metacognitive skills. In this combined update of The Cooperative Think Tank I and II, James Bellanca offers teachers a collection of 24 ready-to-use graphic organizers to enhance student learning across subject areas and grade levels. Presenting each graphic organizer in its own chapter, the author includes lessons for introducing these engaging learning tools to students and offers tips for maximizing their positive learning effects. Revised with current research, new graphic organizers, and a streamlined format, this edition also provides guidelines for using graphic organizers to: Support cooperative learning groups Help students process content Effectively assess students′ understanding of concepts For novice teachers or seasoned veterans, Bellanca′s extensive collection is the ideal guide to help you integrate graphic organizers into daily instruction.
"An excellent aid in teaching students to gather data systematically and process data in an organized way, developing critical thinking skills and actively engaged learners" -- Mary Jo Johnson, Educational Evaluator
"Seeing ′exactly and explicitly′ what students are saying by creating a mindful rendering of thinking with these graphic tools is at the heart of this extensive work. K-12 teachers will applaud this effort as they use these graphic organizers in rich and relevant instructional activities." -- Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant and Author
"These worksheets and applications cross grade levels from elementary to middle school on up. An outstanding survey highly recommended for any college-level education library or collection catering to practicing teachers." -- California Bookwatch, September 2007
"The diagram are clearly done, and the overall layout of the book is very accessible. Teachers can make good use of the book for its collection of clear graphic organizer masters." -- Education Libraries, Spring 2008, Vol. 30(3)
"The importance of visual aids in nurturing lifelong learning is a central theme of this book, which focuses on building skilled thinking." -- Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008
"Seeing ′exactly and explicitly′ what students are saying by creating a mindful rendering of thinking with these graphic tools is at the heart of this extensive work. K-12 teachers will applaud this effort as they use these graphic organizers in rich and relevant instructional activities." -- Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant and Author
"These worksheets and applications cross grade levels from elementary to middle school on up. An outstanding survey highly recommended for any college-level education library or collection catering to practicing teachers." -- California Bookwatch, September 2007
"The diagram are clearly done, and the overall layout of the book is very accessible. Teachers can make good use of the book for its collection of clear graphic organizer masters." -- Education Libraries, Spring 2008, Vol. 30(3)
"The importance of visual aids in nurturing lifelong learning is a central theme of this book, which focuses on building skilled thinking." -- Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008
James Bellanca is a life-long advocate for the principles and practices created by Reuven Feuerstein. As a Senior Fellow for the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, he created and edits the innovative P21Blogazine. He is the editor of a series of 21st Century Deeper Learning collections, has authored more than a dozen how-to books aimed to infuse critical and creative thinking across the curriculum and is President of the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Schools.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781412953009 |
| ISBN 10 | 1412953006 |
| Title | A Guide to Graphic Organizers |
| Author | James A Bellanca |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2007-07-24 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |