Collaboration, Communications, and Critical Thinking

Dennis Adams is a former elementary school teacher who has taught at the University of Minnesota, University of Maine, and McGill University in Montreal. He did graduate work at Harvard University and has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of more than 25 books and more than a hundred journal articles on various educational topics.Mary Hamm has taught at Ohio State University and the University of Colorado. More recently, she has been teaching at San Francisco State University. She has worked on both math and science standards and has published more than a dozen books and eighty journal articles on these subjects.

In an era of fake news, screens everywhere, and the latest device, digital literacy is more important than ever for students of all ages. While technology has many benefits, it also has distractions from the traditional classroom and the tried-and-true ways of learning. Adams and Hamm show the research that striking a balance between the old and the new is the best way to create multi-literate students in our increasingly complex world. With sample lesson plans on STEM subjects, technology, literacy, and the arts, Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking is an innovative approach to embracing technology, but sticking to the old foundations and basics of learning.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Essential Skills in a Changing WorldChapter 1: Thinking Skills: Critical and Creative Thinking in a Technologically-Intensive WorldChapter 2: Collaborative Learning: Teamwork and Social Learning StrategiesChapter 3: Communication TechnologiesChapter 4: Science and Mathematics: 21st Century Practices in the ClassroomChapter 5: Language and Literacy: Communications Skills in a Digital AgeChapter 6: Arts Education: Connections, Knowledge, and Informed Encounters