Über den Autor
Patti Drapeau is an educational consultant, trainer, author, and internationally known presenter. She has over twenty-five years of classroom experience teaching students and coordinating programs in Freeport, Maine. Drapeau currently serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern Maine, where she teaches graduate courses in differentiation, curriculum integration, critical and creative thinking, education of the gifted and talented, and curriculum and methods for teaching gifted and talented students. She is also a certified trainer for the IIM (Independent Investigation Method) research model.
Drapeau developed a curriculum model for the regular classroom called "Affective Perspectives: Combining Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Affect." She has authored a variety of articles for the "Maine Exchange" and is the author of the best-selling book Great Teaching with Graphic Organizers, published by Scholastic Publishers.
Drapeau is an international presenter in the United States and Canada, presenting at hundreds of national, state, and regional conferences as well as conducting district workshops focused on the needs of all students. She presents keynotes and workshop sessions that are designed to be:
- Researched based
- Practical
- Interactive
- Product oriented
- Customized
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: The Search
Part I. Graphic Organizers, Critical Thinking, and Differentiation
1. Graphic Organizers: Tools to Promote Critical and Creative Thinking
2. Graphic Organizers: Tools to Promote Differentiation
Part II. 5 Critical Thinking Verbs and Graphic Organizers to Use With Them
3. "Assume": Exploring What We Take for Granted
4. "Infer": Drawing Conclusions
5. "Analyze": Unpacking the Big Idea
6. "Prioritize": Putting First Things First
7. "Judge": Making Accurate Evaluations
Part III. 4 Creative Thinking Verbs and Graphic Organizers to Use With Them
8. "Brainstorm": Generating Multiple Ideas
9. "Connect": Making Unlikely Associations
10. "Create": Making Something New
11. "Elaborate": Getting the Details Down
12. Putting It All Together: Curriculum Designs and Units of Study
13. Conclusion: Essential FAQs
References
Index
