James Bellanca is a life-long advocate for the principles and practices created by Reuven Feuerstein. As a Senior Fellow for the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, he created and edits the innovative P21Blogazine. He is the editor of a series of 21st Century Deeper Learning collections, has authored more than a dozen how-to books aimed to infuse critical and creative thinking across the curriculum and is President of the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Schools.
An excellent aid in teaching students to gather data systematically and process data in an organized way, developing critical thinking skills and actively engaged learners. -- Mary Jo Johnson, Educational Evaluator Seeing 'exactly and explicitly' what students are saying by creating a mindful rendering of thinking with these graphic tools is at the heart of this extensive work. K-12 teachers will applaud this effort as they use these graphic organizers in rich and relevant instructional activities. -- Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant and Author These worksheets and applications cross grade levels from elementary to middle school on up. An outstanding survey highly recommended for any college-level education library or collection catering to practicing teachers. -- California Bookwatch, September 2007 The diagram are clearly done, and the overall layout of the book is very accessible. Teachers can make good use of the book for its collection of clear graphic organizer masters. -- Education Libraries, Spring 2008, Vol. 30(3) The importance of visual aids in nurturing lifelong learning is a central theme of this book, which focuses on building skilled thinking. -- Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008