Victor P. Maiorana

Preparation for Critical Instruction

How to Explain Subject Matter While Teaching All Learners to Think, Read, and Write Critically

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Preparation for Critical Instruction! is written for teacher-educators, teacher-candidates, school and college faculty, professional developers, principals, superintendents, and education deans. It provides an operational core body of knowledge for critical instruction. As with doctors, engineers, and lawyers, ownership of the language, standards, preparation, and practice is now a reality for the teaching profession.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9781475825404
• ISBN-10: 1475825404
• Artikelnr.: 44563484

Autorenporträt

Victor P. Maiorana earned his doctorate in curriculum and instruction at New York University, for which he won a scholarship and leadership award, and a research award, for his work on critical thinking and subject matter comprehension. Dr. Maiorana is the originator of mind grammar for subject matter, which develops and applies the mind's innate ability to think critically to reading, writing, and comprehending content in all disciplines.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I
FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION Chapter 1
The Language of Instruction Chapter 2
The Nature of Subject Matter and Mind Grammar Chapter 3
Thinking: The First Language Art PART II
CRITICAL LEARNING Chapter 4
Introduction to Critical Learning Chapter 5
Critical Understanding With Mind Grammar One Chapter 6
Critical Comprehension with Mind Grammar Two Chapter 7
Read for Critical Comprehension Chapter 8
Write for Critical Explanation PART III
CRITICAL INSTRUCTION Chapter 9
Case Study: Critical Learning Leads to Critical Instruction Chapter 10
Introduction to Critical Instruction Glossary Index