Using Graphic Organizers to Increase Learning: A Step by Step Guide, Second Edition offers teachers of all grade levels and content areas a collection of 24 ready-to-use graphic organizers to help students organize their thinking, process content, and work cooperatively. In the bookAEs first section, each graphic organizer is featured in its own chapter, providing:A lesson for introducing the organizer to studentsIdeas for using the organizer in different subject areas and grade levelsTips for using the organizer to maximize student learningThe second section provides strategies for using graphic organizers with cooperative learning groups, exploration of the role of graphic organizers in developing thinking processes, and suggestions for using them as assessment tools. This revised edition has been updated with current research, several new graphic organizers, a streamlined format, and an expanded collection of examples.
James Bellanca is a life-long advocate for the principles and practices created by Reuven Feuerstein. As a Senior Fellow for the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, he created and edits the innovative P21Blogazine. He is the editor of a series of 21st Century Deeper Learning collections, has authored more than a dozen how-to books aimed to infuse critical and creative thinking across the curriculum and is President of the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Schools.
Preface About the Author 1. KWL 2. Web 3. Sequence Chart 4. Starburst 5. Gathering Grid 6. 5+1 Newspaper 7. Jigsaw 8. Ranking Ladder 9. Scale 10. PMI 11. Venn Diagram 12. Spider Map 13. Classification Grid 14. Agree-Disagree Chart 15. Prediction Tree 16. Decision Maker's Flow Chart 17. Concept Map 18. Fishbone Analyzer 19. Problem-Solving Chart 20. Two-Way Thinking Tower 21. Classification Flow Chart 22. Right Angle 23. Inference Funnel 24. What?s the Big Idea? 25. Invent Your Own Graphic Organizer 26. Graphic Organizers: Tools for Lifelong Thinking and Learning 27. Skillful Thinking Is Not an Accident 28. Promoting Students' Thinking About Their Thinking 29. Developing the Quality of Student Thinking 30. Using Graphic Organizers With Learning Groups 31. The Multiple Uses of Graphic Organizers in Assessment 32. No Child Left Behind and Research Appendix: Electronic Resources Bibliography
"An excellent aid in teaching students to gather data systematically and process data in an organized way, developing critical thinking skills and actively engaged learners." -- Mary Jo Johnson, Educational Evaluator "Seeing 'exactly and explicitly' what students are saying by creating a mindful rendering of thinking with these graphic tools is at the heart of this extensive work. K-12 teachers will applaud this effort as they use these graphic organizers in rich and relevant instructional activities." -- Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant and Author "These worksheets and applications cross grade levels from elementary to middle school on up. An outstanding survey highly recommended for any college-level education library or collection catering to practicing teachers." -- California Bookwatch, September 2007 "The diagram are clearly done, and the overall layout of the book is very accessible. Teachers can make good use of the book for its collection of clear graphic organizer masters." -- Education Libraries, Spring 2008, Vol. 30(3) "The importance of visual aids in nurturing lifelong learning is a central theme of this book, which focuses on building skilled thinking." -- Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008
