The Thinking Curriculum

In the Information Age, the ability to think critically is more important than ever. Students need to gain skills in accessing, organizing, analyzing, evaluating, and using information effectively. This program looks at specific higher-order thinking skills that can be applied both in the classroom...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Video Education Australasia.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2005.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col.+ instructional materials (online)
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Summary: In the Information Age, the ability to think critically is more important than ever. Students need to gain skills in accessing, organizing, analyzing, evaluating, and using information effectively. This program looks at specific higher-order thinking skills that can be applied both in the classroom and in life beyond it, and shows how a thinking curriculum can be introduced to the classroom. The video touches on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, Costa and Kallick's "16 Habits of Mind," Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, and Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 22, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
What Is a Thinking Curriculum? (4:23) -- All about Thinking: Case Study 1 (5:49) -- All about Thinking: Case Study 2 (5:44) -- Transition to College (2:54) -- All about Thinking: Cast Study 3 (6:04) -- What Does the Thinking Curriculum Accomplish? (1:34) -- Credits: The Thinking Curriculum (0:27)
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In the Information Age, the ability to think critically is more important than ever. Students need to gain skills in accessing, organizing, analyzing, evaluating, and using information effectively. This program looks at specific higher-order thinking skills that can be applied both in the classroom and in life beyond it, and shows how a thinking curriculum can be introduced to the classroom. The video touches on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, Costa and Kallick's "16 Habits of Mind," Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, and Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats.
11 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col.+ instructional materials (online)
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 11 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.