Preface About the Author 1. KWL 2. Web 3. Sequence Chart 4. Starburst 5. Gathering Grid 6. 5+1 Newspaper 7. Jigsaw 8. Ranking Ladder 9. Scale 10. PMI 11. Venn Diagram 12. Spider Map 13. Classification Grid 14. Agree-Disagree Chart 15. Prediction Tree 16. Decision Maker's Flow Chart 17. Concept Map 18. Fishbone Analyzer 19. Problem-Solving Chart 20. Two-Way Thinking Tower 21. Classification Flow Chart 22. Right Angle 23. Inference Funnel 24. What?s the Big Idea? 25. Invent Your Own Graphic Organizer 26. Graphic Organizers: Tools for Lifelong Thinking and Learning 27. Skillful Thinking Is Not an Accident 28. Promoting Students' Thinking About Their Thinking 29. Developing the Quality of Student Thinking 30. Using Graphic Organizers With Learning Groups 31. The Multiple Uses of Graphic Organizers in Assessment 32. No Child Left Behind and Research Appendix: Electronic Resources Bibliography
"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.
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.