Other Resources

Books Adey, P and Shayer, M (1994) Really Raising Standards: Cognitive intervention and academic achievement London: Routledge. Describes and explains the original Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education programme. Hamers J.H.M and Overtoom M.T (1997) Teaching Thinking in Europe: Inventory of Eurpoean Programmes Utrecht, Netherlands: Sardes Summarises issues in teaching thinking in an introductory theory section, then describes over 40 programmes and approaches organised according to their specific the aims Haynes, J. (2002) Children as Philosophers: learning through enquiry and dialogue in primary classrooms. London: Routledge Falmer
An accessible and thought-provoking book that balances an exploration of theoretical and critical considerations of using philosophy in the classroom with examples of children working as philosophers. Based on research by the author with primary school students, and full of practical suggestions for teachers.

Lipman, Matthew (2003) Thinking in Education (Second Edition)Cambridge: Cambirdge University Press Argues that critical thinking is not sufficient and sets out the case for infusing thinking in education to develop reasoning and judgement by teaching philosophy and developing a community of enquiry. Sharron, H. and Coulter M. (1994) Changing Children's Minds: Feuerstein's Revolution in the Teaching of Intelligence Birmingham: Imaginative Minds Contains information about Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment programme and sets out the case that intelligence is modifiable. Series The Learning Teacher Series The titles in this series are written for those who help young people to learn in classrooms and schools. Each tackles an important but complex topic, and provides a short (typically less than 35 sides of A4) accessible insight into an aspect of how we learn. Currently, the series includes the following titles all authored by Ian Smith. Learning to Think: From Teaching Skills to Developing Minds Teaching for Understanding Fostering Creativity: A Hard Look at Soft Thinking Different in Similar Ways: Making Sense of Learning Styles

You can purchase these books on-line at http://www.learningunlimited.co.uk/publications/learningteacher.html Websites http://www.teachthinking.com Teaching Thinking is a quarterly magazine from Questions Publishing Company, Birmingham. The magazine contains practical articles on a range of thinking skills approaches and has regular reviews of new materials and resources. http://www.sapere.net/ SAPERE (The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education) is a small charitable organization which promotes the use of philosophical techniques and approaches in the classroom both as a model of rigorous thinking and as a celebration of wonder and openmindedness. It is a member of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children.

http://www.gtce.org.uk/policyandresearch/research/ROMtopics/
Research of the Month section of the General Teaching Councils website. Here you will find a series of summaries of research on topics of direct interest to teachers. The format and content should enable teachers to decide quickly if the research is interesting and relevant to them.

http://www.mantleoftheexpert.com/ Recently launched website to support the use of 'mantle of the expert' in the classroom. MoE is a
learning and teaching approach that allows teachers to present a seamless and holistic curriculum, with explicit connections between threads of learning. Learning takes place within a relevant and motivating enterprise creating something new for the children. There are numerous articles that explore the use of MoE in classrooms at the website above.