Thinking about Thinking in IB Schools : How We Know What We Know (a Teaching Strategies Guide for Rigorous Curriculum in International Baccalaureate Schools)

Cultivate classrooms where students actively think, critique, create, and question. With Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools, educators will discover how to employ the rich and rigorous curriculum of International Baccalaureate schools to develop these essential qualities in students. Each chapter opens with a driving question, dives into a specific skill, and offers concrete strategies for engaging students in deep thinking. Use this resource to foster critical, creative thinkers in your IB classroom: Study the Theory of Knowledge and its driving question: How do we know what we know? Explore the International Baccalaureate school curriculum as a framework for the book. Identify the higher-order-thinking processes that characterize reflective, proficient learners. Discover the seven "think links" that tie together metacognitive attributes and behaviors. Encounter research and real-life examples that support and illustrate the importance of each metacognitive think link. Learn specific teaching strategies for enhancing student learning through self-reflection. Contents: Acknowledgments Table of Contents About the Authors Preface Foreword Introduction: Noble Goals Chapter 1: Curious Minds Inquire Chapter 2: Confident Minds Risk Chapter 3: Thinking Minds Connect Chapter 4: Reasoned Minds Resolve Chapter 5: Decisive Minds Act Chapter 6: Mindful (Mirrored) Minds Reflect Chapter 7: Global Minds Network: Generalize References and Resources Index "In Thinking About Thinking in IB Schools: How We Know What We Know, Robin J. Fogarty and Brian M. Pete use the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and the rigorous curriculum of International Baccalaureate (IB) schools as a framework for exploring the metacognitive skills and behaviors teachers must nurture in 21st century learners. Fogarty and Pete explain that, in order to address the driving question of TOK-"How do we know what we know?"-students must be skilled communicators, mindfully reflective, and caring of others, and possess other attributes of the well-rounded learner. In order for teachers to help students develop these qualities and enhance their learning, Fogarty and Pete structure the book around seven think links, or attributes and associated behaviors, that lead to critical, creative thinkers and problem solvers"-- Provided by publisher