What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness.
He is coauthor and coproducer of the Creative Classroom Series..
Ritchhart is author of several books, including Making Numbers Make Sense, Through Mathematical Eyes, and Pythagora\'s Bow Tie.
He is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and of the 1999-2000 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship.
About the Author: Ron Ritchhart is research associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he has worked on a number of projects focusing on the development of thinking, understanding, and creativity in schools.
This vital book provides a model of authentic and powerful teaching and offers practical strategies for creating classroom environments that support thinking.
Intellectual Character presents illustrative, inspiring stories of exemplary teachers to help show how Intellectual traits and thinking dispositions can be developed and cultivated in students to promote successful learning.
Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the foundations of Intellectual character and describe how teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students.
What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness
