Source: Academic Success Center, Texas A&M University and Source: The All New Delta Phi Nu Review (2016)
Fifty Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement : Creating a Thinking Culture in the Classroom (50 Teaching Strategies to Support Cognitive Development) by
Transform your classroom culture from one of passive knowledge consumption to one of active learning and student engagement. In this well-researched book, author Rebecca Stobaugh shares how to build a culture of thinking that emphasizes essential 21st century skills -- from critical thinking and problem-solving to teamwork and creativity. Gain 50 teacher-tested instructional strategies for nurturing students' cognitive abilities, and utilize the book's Take Action activities to help you put the student engagement strategies to work in your classroom. Use these teaching strategies to foster student engagement and cognitive skills: Gain an understanding of the concepts of critical thinking and cognitive engagement, as well as the relationship between the two. Study Bloom's revised taxonomy, the cognitive processes associated with its various levels, and how they relate to cognitive engagement in the classroom. Access 50 strategies for use in the classroom that will encourage the cognitive development of students and grow their critical thinking skills. Learn about three important aspects for sustaining classroom engagement -- movement, collaboration, and media literacy -- and how these connect with the 50 strategies. Utilize effective teaching strategies and new knowledge of critical thinking and cognitive skills to build a thinking culture in the classroom. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding Cognitive Engagement and the Thinking-Based Classroom Chapter 2: Applying a Taxonomy to the Thinking in Your Classroom Chapter 3: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Fostering Engagement Chapter 4: Implementing Strategies for Understand-Level Content Chapter 5: Implementing Strategies for Analyze-Level Content Chapter 6: Implementing Strategies for Evaluate-Level Content Chapter 7: Implementing Strategies for Create-Level Content Chapter 8: Cementing a Culture of Thinking
How the Brain Learns by 
A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing : a revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives by 
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy by Kathy Schrock
Benjamin Bloom (February 21, 1913 - September 13, 1999) was an American educational psychologist who made significant contributions to the classification of educational objectives and the theory of mastery learning."
"Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives is a classification of the different objectives and skills that educators set for students (learning objectives)."
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