Teaching for Successful Intelligence: To Increase Student Learning and Achievement

"This book will provide valuable assistance, organization, and vision to teachers for whom lesson planning is new or challenging!"
―Stephen M. Bongiovi, English Department Chair
Seaford High School, NY

"I found myself engrossed, reading every word, and quite frankly, wishing for even more! Beyond a doubt, teachers will use this book!"
―Ronald W. Poplau, Instructor
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, KS

"A very useful addition to my teaching methodology! There is a need for this book."
―J. Petrina McCarty-Puhl, Science Teacher
Robert McQueen High School, Reno, NV

Strengthen critical thinking skills with strategies that dramatically improve student performance!

Coauthored by two internationally renowned educators and researchers, this resource helps teachers strengthen their classroom practice with lessons that promote successful intelligence―a set of abilities that allow students to adapt and succeed within their environment, make the most of their strengths, and learn to compensate for their weaknesses.

The authors demonstrate how to design instructional units that help students apply successful intelligence to solve problems and make decisions. This research-based text also includes:

• Sample unit plans and 40 ready-to-use lessons illustrated with classroom examples
• Proven assessment techniques to promote the development of creative, analytical, and practical thinking skills
• Approaches to encourage both passive and active learning

With teacher reflection activities and suggested homework for students, this resource is ideal for strengthening students′ higher-order thinking abilities and raising overall academic performance!

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University and Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He formerly was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale. His BA is from Yale summa cum laude and his PhD is from Stanford. He also holds 13 honorary doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sternberg has been cited over 150,000 times and is among the most frequently cited authors in psychology textbooks. He is the winner of the APS Williams James Award and the APS James McKeen Cattell Award and of the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology. He is married to Karin Sternberg and has five children: Seth, Sara, Samuel, Brittany, and Melody.

Elena Grigorenko is associate professor of child studies and psychology at Yale University and associate professor of psychology at Moscow State University. Grigorenko has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. She has received many professional awards, and her research has been funded by various federal and private organizations. Grigorenko has worked with children from around the world, including those living in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.