The Focus Factor: 8 Essential Twenty-First Century Thinking Skills for Deeper Student Learning

by James A. Bellanca

Featuring practical "how-to" classroom examples, this teacher-friendly introduction examines the importance of an essential set of thinking skills that supports the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and future success for students in 21st-century life, school, and work. Starting with cognitive psychologist Reuven Feuerstein's pioneering Theory of Mediated Learning, the author provides a rationale for teaching skills that focuses on deeper learning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080775448X
• ISBN13: 9780807754481
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"