Scaling-up Higher Order Thinking
Demonstrating a Paradigm for Deep Educational Change
Abstract
This open access book addresses the evasive problem of why truly effective educational innovation on a wide scale is so difficult to achieve, and what leaders may do about this. Examining the case of system-wide reform processes centering on teaching a thinking-rich curriculum, it discusses general issues pertaining to implementing deep, large-scale changes in the core of learning and instruction. The book emphasizes challenges related to professional development, assessment, achievement gaps, and the tension between knowledge and skills in 21st century curricula. It summarizes insights the author has gained from approximately 25 years of engaging with these topics both as an academic and as a practitioner who led a national change process. With a Forward by David Perkins
Keywords
Educational reform; Higher order thinking; Inquiry learning; Scaling up instructional innovations; Teaching thinking strategies; Teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and professional developmentDOI
10.1007/978-3-031-15967-1ISBN
9783031159671, 9783031159664, 9783031159671Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Cham, 2023Imprint
Springer International PublishingClassification
Educational strategies and policy
Education
Teacher training