cognitive learning

Discusses the importance of the visual arts to the overall development of the mind, looks at some of the problems inhibiting art education, and considers the ways in which the development of artistic interests and ability contribute to cognition and learning and the construction of cultural meaning.

Provides a practical resource guide for the second through sixth-grade reading classroom, and includes lessons and reproducible forms, student self-assessments, comprehension strategies, and more.

A guide for teachers with advice on enabling students in terms of cognitive ability and confidence with regard to academic achievement, covering techniques for reading, writing, math, study habits, reasoning skills, and more, and includes anecdotes, activities, and examples.

Explains Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, and demonstrates a variety of ways to understand and implement the theory in the classroom, featuring lesson examples for each intelligence, including verbal/linguistic, musical/rhythmic, logical/mathematical, visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

Provides ideas and strategies for observers of the Dimensions of Learning teaching model at all levels from teachers themselves to central office administrators and curriculum supervisors, designed to help assess and facilitate the model's implementation.

Author merges cognitive science with the educational agenda, showing how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to current educational practices.