Education Professional Development
Powerful Understanding
Helping students explore, question, and transform their thinking about themselves and the world around them
- Publisher
- Pembroke Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2018
- Category
- Professional Development, Language Arts
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551383286
- Publish Date
- Feb 2018
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781551389295
- Publish Date
- Feb 2018
- List Price
- $29.95
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Description
In these challenging times, teaching children to think critically and reflectively AND be compassionate, responsible and caring citizens at the same time is a tall order. Powerful Understanding explores effective ways to build social emotional skills and help students make connections, question what they read, and reflect on their learning as they develop into stronger readers and learners. Strategic and critical thinking strategies revolve around core anchor books that help integrate thinking into everything you teach—from social responsibility, to immigration, to life cycles. This highly readable book includes a wealth of classroom examples and extensive hands-on activities designed to help students to think more deeply, learn more widely, and develop a more powerful understanding of what it means to be a responsible and compassionate person.
About the author
Vesna Balac is Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Radiologic Sciences Programs at Indiana University Northwest. Currently a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, she is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the Association of Educators in Radiologic Sciences (A.E.I.R.S.) and Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists. Ms. Balac earned her B.S. in Radiologic Sciences from Indiana University Northwest and an M.S. in Adult Education from Indiana University, Bloomington.
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