Founded in 2000 as a publication of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) project funded by the Open Society Institute. Published as a quarterly journal from 2002 through 2005 by the International Reading Association. Published from 2006 through 2008 by the RWCT International Consortium.
Thinking Classroom served as an international forum of exchange among teachers, teacher educators, and others interested in promoting democratic teaching practices. The publication encouraged professional development, research, and reflection. Thinking Classroom featured articles that foster learner-centered teaching strategies including critical and creative thinking, active and cooperative learning, and problem solving. The journal also published articles about the institutional structures that support these practices.
Thinking Classroom publications are relevant today and help readers better understand teaching practices, education policy, and methodologies that promote critical and creative thinking, active learning, and student-centered teaching and assessment.
Thinking Classroom 2000 1#1
Peremena 2000 1#1
Thinking Classroom 2000 1#2
Peremena 2000 1#2
Kritinis mąstymas kaip filosofinė atspirtis: pasamprotavimai apie kritinio mąstymo ugdymą per etikos pamokas • Apmąstymai apie refleksiją: pradinės mokyklos mokytojo patirtis ir mintys • Kaip geriau suprasti vadovėlį? • Imantis naujos temos: pamokos modelis pradinėse klasėse • Teksto skaitymas ir analizė: kritinio mąstymo ugdymo metodų taikymas lenkų kalbos ir literatūros pamokose • Kaip būti doram ir laimingam: etikos seminaras universiteto studentams • Mokytojų rengimo situacija XXI amžiuje: optimistinis ir pesimistinis požiūris į mokymo kaitą • Būkime pasirengę netikėtumams
Muziejus jūsų klasėje • Teorija praktikai: vizualinio mąstymo strategijos: Ar galima išmokyti suvokti meno kūrinio prasmę? • Kalba, žaidimas ir skaičius: tiriamasis požiūris į matematikos mokymą pradinėse klasėse • Kritinio mąstymo ugdymo patirtis Čekijoje • Kaip tampama mąstančiu mokytoju?: Ieškant naujo mokymo stiliaus • Kritinis mąstymas fizikos pamokose • Vizualinio mąstymo strategijos: kūrybinio ir kritinio mąstymo sąsajos pamokoje • Kas toliau: skaityk ir numatyk • Tikroviška medžiaga padeda mokytis skaityti • Kompozicijos metodas – tai būdas apsikeisti informacija
Nauja knyga – “Idėjos be sienų: tarptautinė švietimo reforma bei kritinio mąstymo ugdymas skaitant ir rašant” • „Praturtėjau aš, praturtės ir mano vaikai“: Skaitymo ugdymo programos tyrimas • Kritinio mąstymo ugdymas mokyklos bibliotekoje • Visuotinio bendravimo link: Kompozicijos mokymas Jungtinėse Valstijose ir rašymo pamokos Rytų Europoje • Kritinio mąstymo ugdymo skaitant ir rašant projektas ir pasirengimas mokyklai • Pradinio mokytojų rengimo samprata studentų ir dėstytojų akimis · Fizikos eksperimentas mokykloje • Istorijos pamoka 6 klasėje
What Can Parents do to Encourage Critical Thinking and Active Learning at Home? Answers from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Georgia, Lithuania • To Mark or not to Mark: That is the Question, Sergei Zair-Bek • Online Opportunities for Young Writers, Donna Neutze • Learning to Think Critically, Inna Valkova • Asking Questions, Igor Zagashev • Relevant Research Bibliotherapy for Healing War Trauma in Children and Youth: Experience from Croatia 1991–1999, Arpad Barath and Ljiljana Sabljak • Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking and Elephants: Constructing Meaning through Text, Ondrej Hausenblas • Writing Reproductions, Anara Alimbekova • What is Critical Thinking?, David Klooster
Thinking Classroom 2001 2#3
Peremena 2001 2#3
Thinking Classroom 2001 2#4
Peremena 2001 2#4
Individualūs tyrimai ir dalijimasis jais: pedagoginių problemų sprendimas plėtojant kolegialumą • Amatai viduramžių mieste: visuotinės istorijos pamoka 7 klasėje • Receptai nenuilstantiems mokytojams • Mokyklos viltys ir lūkesčiai: ko tikimės iš aukštosios mokyklos • Pedagogų rengimo kaita Jungtinėje Karalystėje • Aktyvinantys žaidimai mokytojams: apšilimas
Vadovėlis – tai mokinio, vaiko knyga • Aplankas kaip mokymo diskutuoti priemonė • Švietimo tyrimas: teorija ir praktika • Kritinio mąstymo ugdymas remiantis vaikiškais pasakojimais ir klasės patirtimi · Romų vaikai ir dailės pamokos • Žaidžiame matematiką: knygos apžvalga • Kritinis mąstymas – tai… • Ekspertės pamąstymai
Thinking Classroom 2002 3#1
Peremena 2002 3#1
Thinking Classroom 2002 3#2
Peremena 2002 3#2
Odė penkiaeiliui • Darbo grupėse taisyklės • Kritinis mąstymas kaip Paulo Freire’s pedagogikos pagrindas • Žodžių žemėlapis – veiksminga žodyno mokymo priemonė dirbant su vyresniųjų klasių mokiniais • Vertinamieji tyrimai: gairės ir perspėjimai • Kritinis mąstymas ir internetas • “Piramidės istorija” , arba kaip rašymą padaryti įdomų • Mokytojų rengimas ir informacinės visuomenės kūrimas
Minčių “tinklo nėrimas” • Pamėginkime kartu: Gruzijos tėvų asociacijos pastebėjimai • Pertraukėlės ir jų taikymas pamokose • Lietuvos švietimas XXI a. iššūkių akivaizdoje: OECD ekspertų išvados • ”O aš tai galiu!”: padėkime mokiniams tapti rašytojais • Kritinis mąstymas pasaulio pažinimo pamokoje • Laisvė, atsakomybė ir demokratinė mokykla • Penkiolikmečių raštingumo lygis pasaulyje
How Can I Keep Class Discussions from Going Too Far Afield? Answers from Latvia, Romania and Russia • Helping Students Analyze their Writing, Raimonda Jariene • Expanding Your Writing Toolbox, Wendy Saul • An Observation Game, George Hunt • Whose Knowledge? Which Knowledge? Reflections on Teacher Education, Ondrej Hausenblas • Developing Responsible Citizens for the Future: Social Critical Literacy, Howard L. Mould • Inspiring and Nurturing Gifted Children, Laima Sruoginis • Noise in the Classroom: Obstacle or Opportunity?, Igor Zagashev • Critical Thinking on the Arts, Sergei Lysenko • Reflective Reading: A Tool for Understanding, Ildikó Bárdossy, Margit Dudás, Csilla Pethőné Nagy, and Erika Priskinné Rizner • New Roles, New Goals: Rethinking the Educational Paradigm, Jeremy Parrott • Bilingualism: A Dispatch from the Front, Roman Aliev and Natalie Kazhe
How do You Encourage Outside Reading? Answers from Albania, Romania, Russia, and United States • The Writing “Ideal” and the Pedagogical Hierarchy, Zoe Randall • Nothing to Read, Tinatin Valiyeva • Publishing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muhamed Sarajlic • Multiculturalism and Political Correctness in Children’s Books: A View from India, Sandhya Rao • From Music to Culture: Critical Thinking in a Music Class, Galina Muromtseva • Using Commercial Advertisements to Teach Critical Thinking, Susan J. Behrens and Leslie Levin • Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Cautious but Resolute Steps, Confronting A New Curriculum Requiring Critical Thinking Strategies, Yevonne Pollock
What Have You Read That Has Really Made an Impression on Your Thinking and Your Work? Answers from Argentina, Ireland, Malaysia, Slovakia, and Sweden • The Question Board, Charles Pearce • Evaluating Web Sources for Research, Jill L. Hutchison • Communicating with Life: Special Needs Education Benefits From Internet Access in Central Asia, David Mikosz • Tashkent Club Brings Disabled Children Into Mainstream Society, Natalya Kurochkina • Service Learning in the University: A Case Study, Daria Rovan and Vlasta Vizek Vidovice • Experience and Learning: Living Education, Joby Taylor • Case Method in Teacher Training: An Estonian View, Hiie Asser • Teachers Talk…, Olga A. Meyer • Exploring Values in Popular Music, Nancy Douglas, Maysam Baydoun, and Lydia Falk • Interview With Julian Nakov, Julian Nakov (with Lydia Dachkova and Milena Panayotova)
How Can Teachers Help Students Set Their Own Goals for Learning? Answers from Russia, Georgia, and the United States • Strategic Moves, William Brozo • Our point of view: Learning to think, Elena Garayeva and Janna Rahmanjanova • Fitting It All In: How Sea Stars Taught Me to Integrate the Curriculum, Nancy H. McDonough • Working with the “Quiet Ones”, Rysaldy Kaliyeva • Students’ Motivation in Class, Daniela Cretu • The Network of Concepts and Facts: Forming a System of Conclusions through Reflection, Yury Vasilyev • Carl Rogers and Me: Revisiting Teaching, Li-Te Li
How Can Teachers Support and Encourage Shy Students? Answers From Croatia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States • Writing to Learn With SPAWN Prompts, William Brozo • The Business of Education, Christopher Robbins • Interactive Conferences, Calista Koval and Marie Olenych • Community as a Source for Literacy Instruction, Bird Stasz and Dawn Tankersley • Integrating Refugee Children, Anna Vershok • Teachers as Co-Learners and Advocates for Diversity, Susan Finn Miller • Word Analogies as Tools for Critical Thinking, and More!, Scott C. Greenwood, Jennifer L. Joiner, and Kelly Huff-Benkoski • Strengthening the School-University Partnership, Andrea Erdei and Zsuzsa N. Tóth
What Would you Buy for Your Class With US$100? Answers From Cyprus, Italy, Malta, Spain, and the UK • Thoughts on Critical Literacy: Educators Respond to Herbeck and Beier, Gaisha Ibragimova, Olga Gromova, Yelena Savova, Romualda Raguotiene, Kestutis Kaminskas, Irina Dyadchenko, Yelena Malinina • Making Word Learning Memorable, William Brozo • What More Needs Saying About Imagination?, Margaret Meek Spencer • Everyone Can Talk in Our Class: The Quiet Ones Again, Raya A. Bermakhanova •Setting Literacy Goals: Shawna as President, Shawna as Poet, Douglas Kaufman • Whose Goals Are These, Anyway?, Sergei Lysenko •Developing Thinking Skills With Peers, Parents, and Volunteers, Keith Topping •A Critical Literacy Curriculum: Helping Preservice Teachers to Understand Reading and Writing as Emancipatory Acts, Joyce Herbeck and Clara Beier
How Do Urban and Rural Schools Differ? Answers from Albania, Lithuania, Romania, Ukraine, and the United States • Gaining and Holding Students’ Attention, William G. Brozo • Elearningeuropa: Designing Tomorrow’s Education, Debra J. Coffey • How Can Teachers Support and Encourage Shy Students?, Susan A. Carmody • Thinking About Teaching: A Case Study of Change, Ros Fisher • Help, Substitute Teacher Needed!, Yelena Makarova • Refining Through Reflection: Using the Teaching Journal as a Catalyst for Change, Wendy J. Glenn • Reflecting on Your Reflections: Detecting the Need for Change, Sharon K. Miller • Shifting the Gaze in South African Classrooms: New Pedagogies, New Publics, New Democracies, Pippa Stein and Denise Newfield
Island of Critical Thinking, Yury Vasilyev • Bringing All Students Into the Conversation, William G. Brozo • Meeting of Frontiers, Yekaterina Sidorova • Required Reading?, Rastislav Dinic • Seeing What We Look at, Ali Nihat Eken • Understanding Students Understanding Mathematics, Milan Hejný • Fostering Family-School Collaborations, Penny L. Beed, Amy Sandvold, and Marcela Maslova • Improving Literacy Instruction in South African Schools: The Business Trust’s Learning for Living Project, James V. Hoffman, Natasha Beretvas, P. David Pearson, Cynthia Hugo, and Bertus Mathee • The READ Educational Trust of South Africa, Misty Sailors • Evaluating Group Work, Bahar Kerimova
How do you promote active citizenship among your students? Answers from Bulgaria, Georgia, Lithuania, Russia, and the United States • Developing Classroom Talk, Geoff Ward • Critical Thoughts on Critical Thinking, Serghei Lisenco • Literacy Strategies for Unlocking Meaning in Content Area Texts: Using Student Voices to Inform Professional Development, Trevor McDonald & Christina Thornley • Teachers’ Understandings of Critical Literacy: An Exploratory International Study , Angela Ward, Sara Ann Beach, and Sapargul Mirseitova • Strengthening Literate Identities through Retrospective Miscue Analysis: The Process of Revaluing Readers and Reading, Prisca Martens and Poonam Arya • Fantasy and Social Realism: The Perfect Paradox. Or Not?, Rianna Scheepers • Instructional Ingredients: Educational Chefs Share Tricks of the Trade, Anthony Manzo & Ula Manzo
Feedback as I See It, Lyubov A. Lozhenitsyna • Creating Opportunities for Generative Review, William G. Brozo • Assessing Reflection Through Portfolios, Lone Morris Jorgensen and Sally Hansen • Picturing the Concepts: An Interactive Teaching Strategy, Boris L. Farberman and Ruzania G. Musina • Graphic Novels: Multiple Cultures and Multiple Literacies, Gretchen Schwarz • Get Them Playing!, Marina Karapetyan • Living Assessment, Mehriban Ahmedova • Warming Up to Learn: Using Introductory Questions to Activate Critical Thinking, Karen K. Foster
What Can be Done to Make Group Work More Efficient and Effective? Answers from the Czech Republic, Romania, and the United States • Helping Students Find Entry Points to Literacy, William G. Brozo • Features Thinking Through Ethnographic Reading and Writing, David Landis, Rysaldy Kalieva, Sanim Abitova, Sophia Izmukhanbetova, and Zhanbota Musaeva • Marrow-Bone Thoughts and Lasting Songs? Making sense of Educational Change and Transformation, Chris Breen •Creating a Climate for Passionate Learning, Margarete Juliana and Susan E. Andrews • Mathematics: A Fresh Perspective, Ariana-Stanca Vacareu • Puppets—A Great Addition to Everyday Teaching, Vida Zuljevic
I and We: Group Work, Natalia Gataulina • Real Readers, Real Writers, and a Home-Grown Experience, Susan Ellis, Gill Friel • Awakening the Questions Within: Inquiry Research in an Elementary Classroom, Beverly Falk and Linda Margolin • Critical Thinking and Critical Literacy, Charles Temple • Metacognitive Assessment Strategies, Susan E. Israel, Kathryn L. Bauserman, and Cathy Collins • Block Letter to a Teacher by Schoolboys of Barbiana. A Forgotten Treatise on School Education, Kudlu Chithprabha • Developing Critical Thinking by Using Tables, Maria Eliza Dulama • How Graphic Organizers Support Critical Thinking, Samuel Mathews
Connecting With Students Who Are Disinterested and Inexperienced, William G. Brozo • The Computer at School: Missed Opportunities?, Rafael Madoyan • Features Critical Literacy in the Classroom, Ann S. Beck • Adopting Developmental Literacy Continua, Olga Steklova • Using Simulations as Tools to Promote More Powerful Learning, Roberta L. Ross-Fisher • Of Bones and Birds: Ten Hints for Writing Instruction, Jeff L. Whittingham • Picture Story as a Creative Connection Between Reading and Writing: The Nigerian Experience, Stella I. Ekpe, Gabriel B. Egbe • Task Type and Teacher’s Role: Two Important Factors in Effective Group Learning, Zhang Yunfeng
Does Typing Rather than Writing by Hand Affect one’s Ability to Write Thoughtfully? Answers from Bulgaria, Russia, the United States, and Lithuania • Supporting Learning With Hands-on Games and Activities, Susan Catapano • Avoiding the “Fourth-Grade Slump”, William G. Brozo • Approaches to Argument in Critical Thinking Instruction, Mark K. Felton • Developing Creativity in the Singapore Primary Mathematics Classroom: Factors That Support and Inhibit, Foong Pui Yee • The Use of Electronic Portfolios in Teaching Pedagogical University Students, Margarita Lebedeva, Olga Shilova • Effects of Cooperative Learning on Teaching Poetry, Bernard Chemwei, Joel K. Kiboss, Emillia Ilieva • Ethnocentrism and the Interpretation of Text, Ranjan Ghosh
Teaching is too hard to do alone, Alison Preece • WebQuests: Supporting Inquiry Learning with Primary Sources, William G. Brozo • Reflection and Professional Learning: An Analysis of Teachers’ Classroom Observations, Ewa Ivason-Jansson, Limin Gu • Working with Adults, Sergei Zair-Bek, Valeria Mariko, Irina Shvets • Mathematics Teaching: Toward a More Human View, Angela Pesci • Lesson Study: A Student-Centered Professional Development Opportunity for Teachers, Agnes Tuska • Paradigm Shift: Teachers Scaffolding Student Comprehension Interactions, Ann M. Courtney, Frederick B. King, Joan Y. Pedro • Involving Students in Tracking Discussions: Learning through Evaluation, Serghei Lisenco
Teaching is Many-Sided. So is Life, Natalia Kaloshina • Armchair Experts, Lorraine Ling (Australia) • Teaching with Informational Text to Engage Young Learners: Making our thinking explicit, William G. Brozo and Kristine M. Calo (USA) • Democracy in a Globalized World: Children’s Arts Exchange from a School/University Partnership, Kathy Sanford and Tim Hopper (Canada) • Raising Pre-Service Teachers’ Cultural Antennas: Choosing and Using Quality Multicultural Literature, Mary K. Gove and Kay E. Benjamin (USA) • Using Everyday Tools to Deepen Children’s Mathematical Understanding of Decimals, Cinzia Bonotto (Italy) • Expanding Comfort Zones: An Instructional Model to Broaden Cultural Awareness of Future Teachers, Bette Goldstone (USA) • Preparing for Change: Creating Conditions to Support Teachers’ Reassessment of Their Practice, Yury Vasiliev (Kyrgyzstan)
Optimists and Realists , David J. Klooster and Patricia Bloem • Popular Music in the Classroom, William G. Brozo • Improving Class Climate with the Check-In Strategy, Roberta A. Heydenberk, Warren R. Heydenberk, and John A. Bochnowicz • Cross-Cultural Professional Development for Teacher Preparation: A Model for Sustainable Change, Glenda W. Crawford, Deborah T. Long, and Bird B. Stasz • Sharing English Theory and Pedagogy Across Cultures: Exchange Among Nigerian and American Faculty Members, Beth L. Virtanen, Sola Owonibi, and Ayodele Bamidele • Media Education Must Become Part and Parcel of the Curriculum, Interview with Alexander Fedorov, President of the Russian Association for Film & Media Education • Reflective Writing in the University Classroom, Mari Karm and Katrin Poom-Valickis • Everybody Likes Poems! Celebrating Poetry and Literacy in the Classroom, School, and Community, Francis E. Kazemek, Jerry J. Wellik, and Julie Barkley • Teach Editing—If You Can, Bill Bridges
They Are All Our Children, David J. Klooster and Patricia Bloem • The Creative Laboratory Experiences of Mathematics Teachers: Problems and Solutions, Tatiana Vvedenskaya • Checking for Understanding: Strategies for Ensuring Learning, Douglas Fisher • Exploring the Nature of Theory in a Teacher Research Community, Sharon Miller • Effective Leadership and Management: A Training Course and its Lessons, Yelena Groudzinskaya and Valeria Mariko • Internet Usage by Arabic Language Teachers in Egypt, Samia Elbassiouny • An “A” for Creativity: Assessing Creativity in the Classroom, Judi Randi and Linda Jarvin • A Covenant for Honoring Children, Raffi Cavoukian • Curriculum Conversations: Developing a Child-Honoring Pedagogy wth Pre-Service Teachers, Michele Tanaka
What is Democratic Culture and How Do you Nurture it in the Classroom? Answers from Czech Republic, Great Britain, Slovakia, and the United States • Nurturing Democratic Citizens in the Writing Workshop, David J. Klooster and Patricia Bloem (USA) • Why Nothing Changes in Armenia’s Schools and What Can Be Done About It: A Reformer’s View, Rafael Madoyan (Armenia) • Science and Mass Media in the Mirrors of Civil Society, Boris Bulyubash (Russia) • Principled Practices for Strategic Teaching, William G. Brozo (USA) • Documenting Learning Through Drawing, Sharon Connelly (Canada) • Cross-Age Tutoring: When Fifth Graders Become Teachers of Writing, Anne Peralta (USA) • Learning as Acquisition or Learning as Participation?, Ove Sandell (Norway) • Active Learning Through the Creation of a Textbook, Olesya Arzybova (Russia) • Would you, Could you, Should you, Use Picture Books to Broaden Teachers’ Critical Thinking Dispositions and Awareness?, Denise McDonald (USA)
Are Modern Schools Preparing Students for the Future? Answers from Finland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South African Republic, Canada, and the United States • What Should We Teach? Education for What Ends?, Patricia Bloem and David J. Klooster (USA) • Strategic Teaching with Real-World Texts, William G. Brozo (USA) • Team-Teaching Across Disciplines in the University, Lynn Lemisco and Angela Ward (Canada) • Knowledge is Not a Droplet Infection, It Can’t be Transmitted Through the Air… Interview with Victor Tslaf, Director of the Samara Business School (Russia) • Mime-Based Dialogues: A Case Study of Critical Literacy in an EFL English Conversation Class, Jun-Min Kuo (Taiwan) • The K-W-L Strategy: Helping Struggling Readers See Growth in Their Learning, Susan Szabo (United States) • The Need for Community when Implementing Change, Serghei Lisenco (Moldova) • School Management: A Critical Reconceptualization, Yury Vasiliev (Kyrgyzstan)
Significant Learning, David J. Klooster and Patricia Bloem (USA) • Is War an Appropriate Topic for Elementary School? Answers from Burma, Canada, Georgia, and Russia • Comprehending Nonfiction Texts: Four Dimensions and Strategies, William G. Brozo (USA) • Teaching Controversial Issues: A Four-Step Classroom Strategy, Patrick Clarke (Canada) • Media Study in the Classroom: Creative Assignments for Character Analysis, Alexander Fedorov (Russia) • Metacognitive Vocabulary Instruction: Helping Children Think About Word Meanings, Kathryn L. Bauserman, Susan E. Israel, and Cathy Collins Block (USA) • Staying Connected with the Heart of Education: Science for Pre-service Elementary Teachers, Andréa Mueller (Canada) • Promoting Reading and Writing in Linguistically and Ethnically Diverse Communities in the Czech Republic, Marie Ernestová (Czech Republic) • “Just Pour your Feelings onto Paper!” Successful Strategies for Promoting Students’ Love of Poetry and English Language Learning, Vida Zuljevic (USA)
The Museum of Our Teaching Lives, Patricia Bloem and David J. Klooster (USA) • We Have Come a Long Way, Maria Kovacs (Romania) • Glancing Back to Move Forward, Scott Walter (Canada) • Perspectives Is School Equipping You to Deal With the Complex Social Issues You Will Confront as an Adult? Answers from Armenia, Canada, Moldova, and Venezuela • Assessment for Learning: Monitoring Student Progress through Classroom-Based Assessment, William G. Brozo and Courtney Gaskins (USA) • In Russia a Project is More Than a Project: Critical Thinking for Higher Education, Sergei Zair-Bek (Russia) • Enhancing Active Learning and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: University Teachers’ Perceptions of the ALCT Program, Vlasta Vizek Vidovic (Croatia),
Visnja Grozdanic (Croatia), and Sharon B. Kletzien (USA) • Reflective Writing — A Knowledge Building Tool, Adriana Nicu (Romania) • The Curricular Compass: Navigating the Space Between Theory and Practice, Daniel E. Chapman (USA) • Meeting Many Needs: Differentiated Instruction in Language Arts Classrooms, Ruthanne Tobin and Alison McInnes (Canada)
High Expectations in the Learner-Centered Classroom, David J. Klooster and Patricia Bloem (USA) • Should There be a Place for Competition at School? Responses from Russia and Ukraine • Elitism and Competition in School Sports: Losing Children to Win Games, Gerald W. Nea (USA) • Mastery-Oriented Competitve Climates: Better Practice for Schools?, Viviene A. Templ (USA) • Interactive Teaching Strategies Reduce Inappropriate Student Behavior in Kosovo, Naser Zabeli and Blerim Saqipi(Kosovo) • A Transformative Journey: Theoretical Foundations for an Integrative Approach to Teaching, Katherine Evans, Kathy Glenn, and Jessica Lester (USA) • Critical Thinking Tools and Techniques for Illuminating Literary Texts, Nikolai Stepanov (Russia) • Where do Ideas Come From? Scaffolding Creative Thinking in the Classroom, Teruni Lamberg (USA) • The Long Road to Literacy: Students Decode Ancient Writings, Vera Datsik (Russia)
Talking With: The Heart of Teaching, Alison Preece (Canada) • How do you ensure that evaluation is a positive experience for your students? Answers from Armenia, Croatia,Russia, and Taiwan • Teaching Students to Read and Communicate in Science and Mathematics, William G. Brozo (USA) • The Role of the Humanities in Post-Conflict Societies, or Do They Need Poems Here?, Patricia Bloem, David Klooster (USA), Asone Wollor, James Harris, and John-Paul Noah (Liberia) • WE-CARE Library, M. Woryonwon Roberts (Liberia) • High Stakes Testing and Fourth Grade Readers: Documenting the Impact on Teachers, Children, and Learning, Mellinee Lesley (USA) • Teacher Trainers’ Secrets: How to Evaluate a Workshop and Prepare a Trainer’s Report, Yury Vasiliev and Eugenia Rakayeva (Kyrgyzstan) • Mathematical Modeling Experiences for Mathematical Development in Children, Chun Ming Eric Chan (Singapore)
Reading the Hard Stuff, Dvid Klooster and Patricia Bloem (USA) • What Role Does the Computer Play in Your or Your Children’s Life and Learning? Answers from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States • The Effects of Computer Use on Children’s Physical Development, Artyom Patrikeyev (Russia) • Developing Academic Vocabulary, William G. Brozo (USA) • Media Education is an Integral Part of the Development Critical Thinking, Interview with Alexander Fedorov
(Russia) • Engaging Children and Teenagers in Peace Culture Education and Peacebuilding, Goharik Markosyan and Julieta Chaloyan (Armenia) • Teaching Spelling Through Word Study in the Elementary Classroom, Alexandra Bomphray (Canada) • Asking Questions, Marilyn Cook (USA) • Enhancing Thinking Through Self Assessment, Betty McDonald (Trinidad and Tobago)
Four Ways to Make Strategic Moves Happen: The Role of School Leaders, William G. Brozo (USA) • Many Voices in the Classroom: The Role of Classroom Talk in Education for Democracy, Patricia Bloem, David J. Klooster (USA), and Alison Preece (Canada) • Farewell to Arms!, Rustam Kurbatov (Russia) • Reaching for the Middle: Observations of Two American Students from Generational Poverty, Nora Booth (USA) • Playing and Growing Taller Than Themselves: The Use of Puppets in Developing Language in a First-grade Library Reading Program, Vida Zuljevic (USA) • Successful Organization of a School or Classroom Poetry Club, Greta Freeman (USA) • Assessing Group Work, Kalina Peneva and Rumjana Belcheva (Bulgaria)