The Thinking Teacher's Toolkit: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives

Description

A guide to planning for and teaching critical thinking in schools, whether for discrete assessment or to improve analytical skills across the curriculum. With an introduction to what critical thinking skills are, it is suitable for the teachers wanting to improve their students reasoning and problem-solving skills.

Ruth Matthews is 14-19 Strategy Development Officer at Telford and Wrekin Council, UK. She has taught Key Stage 4 courses and in further and higher education. She has over 15 years' experience of working for leading UK and international awarding bodies, including developing assessment and teaching materials for thinking skills qualifications. Jo Lally is a freelance education consultant based in the UK.

'For any teacher who wants clear, practical advice about the delivery of courses focused on thinking skills, this book will be extremely helpful. The authors' enthusiasm for developing vital skills is infectious, and their guidance is rooted in the realities of the classroom.' Mike Wells, former Deputy Head and Head of Sixth Form, UK