25 Books like Making Thinking Visible

Teachers as Architects of Learning

by Gavin Grift • 2020

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

4.00

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

Teachers as Architects of Learning Summary

Teachers as Architects of Learning 96%

Twelve levers to design learning that sticks: shift focus from teaching to student understanding.

by Gavin Grift 2020

4.00

1 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🧑‍🏫 Student-Centered Learning 📝 Formative Assessment 🗣️ Explicit Instruction 🧠 Metacognition

How to Teach Kids Anything

by Peter Hollins • 2021

What the research says: let kids struggle, target 85% accuracy, hand them the red pen.

3.82

📚 Pedagogy 🧠 Learning Science 🤔 Metacognition 🧗 Productive Struggle 🔍 Critical Thinking

How to Teach Kids Anything 96%

What the research says: let kids struggle, target 85% accuracy, hand them the red pen.

by Peter Hollins 2021

3.82

28 ratings

📚 Pedagogy 🧠 Learning Science 🤔 Metacognition 🧗 Productive Struggle 🔍 Critical Thinking

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching

by Robyn R. Jackson • 2009

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

3.74

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🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching Summary

Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching 96%

Eight principles for putting the cognitive load back on students, where it belongs.

by Robyn R. Jackson 2009

3.74

964 ratings

🧠 Teacher Mindset 📋 Curriculum Design 🚀 Mastery Teaching 📊 Formative Assessment 🛠️ Classroom Management

Teach Like a Champion 3.0

by Doug Lemov • 2021

63 classroom techniques that force participation, demand precision, and win back wasted minutes.

4.26

408

🏫 Classroom Management 📋 Instructional Methods 🙋 Student Participation 📝 Formative Assessment 🍎 New Teachers

Teach Like a Champion 3.0 96%

63 classroom techniques that force participation, demand precision, and win back wasted minutes.

by Doug Lemov 2021

4.26

408 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 📋 Instructional Methods 🙋 Student Participation 📝 Formative Assessment 🍎 New Teachers

Rosenshine's Principles in Action

by Tom Sherrington • 2019

The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.

4.27

1k+

📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📖 Explicit Instruction ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory ✅ Formative Assessment

Rosenshine's Principles in Action Summary

Rosenshine's Principles in Action 95%

The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.

by Tom Sherrington 2019

4.27

1k+ ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Teaching 🧠 Science Of Learning 📖 Explicit Instruction ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory ✅ Formative Assessment

Learning That Sticks

by Bryan Goodwin • 2020

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

4.13

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning ❓ Student Curiosity 📐 Instructional Design

Learning That Sticks 95%

Classrooms often fight how the brain learns. A model for aligning teaching with our natural wiring.

by Bryan Goodwin 2020

4.13

68 ratings

🏫 K-12 Instruction 🔬 Learning Science 🧠 Brain-Based Learning ❓ Student Curiosity 📐 Instructional Design

The Learning Power Approach

by Guy Claxton • 2017

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

4.13

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning 📋 Formative Assessment 🧑‍🏫 Teacher As Coach

The Learning Power Approach 95%

A classroom blueprint for building students who can learn anything, even after they leave your room.

by Guy Claxton 2017

4.13

40 ratings

🧭 Student Autonomy 🔄 Learning To Learn 🔍 Inquiry Based Learning 📋 Formative Assessment 🧑‍🏫 Teacher As Coach

Teaching That Changes Lives

by Marilee G. Adams • 2013

A classroom map for catching judgment before it catches you, and choosing curiosity instead.

3.84

134

🌱 Growth Mindset 🧘 Mindful Teaching 📚 Teacher Development ❓ Questioning Techniques 🏫 Classroom Practice

Teaching That Changes Lives 95%

A classroom map for catching judgment before it catches you, and choosing curiosity instead.

by Marilee G. Adams 2013

3.84

134 ratings

🌱 Growth Mindset 🧘 Mindful Teaching 📚 Teacher Development ❓ Questioning Techniques 🏫 Classroom Practice

Teach Students How to Learn

by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2015

Metacognition is the missing course. A 43-year veteran shows how to teach it inside yours.

4.18

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🎓 Faculty Development 🧠 Metacognition 📚 Study Skills ✏️ Active Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Teach Students How to Learn 95%

Metacognition is the missing course. A 43-year veteran shows how to teach it inside yours.

by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015

4.18

489 ratings

🎓 Faculty Development 🧠 Metacognition 📚 Study Skills ✏️ Active Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset

Hacking Classroom Management

by Mike Roberts • 2017

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

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🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Hacking Classroom Management 95%

Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.

by Mike Roberts 2017

3.95

272 ratings

🏫 Classroom Management 🗽 Student Autonomy 🤝 Teacher Student Relationships 🌱 Positive Discipline 🎯 Student Centered Learning

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

by Peter M. Senge • 2011

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

4.08

395

🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) Summary

Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised) 95%

A classroom can think, adapt, and grow. The guide to making it happen.

by Peter M. Senge 2011

4.08

395 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🏫 Learning Organizations 📚 School Reform 🔍 Reflective Teaching 🤝 Collaborative Learning

The Unschooled Mind

by Howard Gardner • 1991

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

3.96

956

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🏗️ Constructivism

The Unschooled Mind 95%

Children's intuitive theories outlast school; genuine understanding takes deliberate rewiring.

by Howard Gardner 1991

3.96

956 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Development 🌱 Progressive Education 📚 Educational Psychology 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🏗️ Constructivism

The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions

by Richard Paul • 2002

Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.

4.09

128

🧠 Critical Thinking ❓ Question Formulation 🏛️ Socratic Method 🎓 Inquiry Based Learning 🧭 Intellectual Virtues

The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions Summary

The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions 95%

Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.

by Richard Paul 2002

4.09

128 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking ❓ Question Formulation 🏛️ Socratic Method 🎓 Inquiry Based Learning 🧭 Intellectual Virtues

Poor Students, Rich Teaching

by Eric Jensen • 2019

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

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🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

Poor Students, Rich Teaching 94%

The teacher mindsets that bridge the gap between poverty and graduation cost nothing extra.

by Eric Jensen 2019

4.00

116 ratings

🏫 Teaching In Poverty 🧠 Brain-Based Learning 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Student Relationships ☀️ Classroom Climate

The Best Teacher in You

by Robert E. Quinn • 2014

Forget scripted lessons. The best teaching balances order, care, rigor, and creativity. Learn how.

4.29

🧑‍🏫 Classroom Teachers 🪞 Reflective Practice 🤝 Co-Creative Learning 💪 Student Empowerment 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

The Best Teacher in You 94%

Forget scripted lessons. The best teaching balances order, care, rigor, and creativity. Learn how.

by Robert E. Quinn 2014

4.29

31 ratings

🧑‍🏫 Classroom Teachers 🪞 Reflective Practice 🤝 Co-Creative Learning 💪 Student Empowerment 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Launch

by John Spencer • 2016

A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.

4.09

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🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Maker Education 📋 Project-Based Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🎨 Creative Classrooms

Launch 94%

A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.

by John Spencer 2016

4.09

732 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Maker Education 📋 Project-Based Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 🎨 Creative Classrooms

The Art of Teaching Children

by Phillip Done • 2022

What three decades inside a classroom teach you about children that no training program covers.

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🍎 Classroom Wisdom 🏫 Teaching Memoirs 🎯 Classroom Management 🧠 Growth Mindset 🌱 New Teachers

The Art of Teaching Children 94%

What three decades inside a classroom teach you about children that no training program covers.

by Phillip Done 2022

4.41

356 ratings

🍎 Classroom Wisdom 🏫 Teaching Memoirs 🎯 Classroom Management 🧠 Growth Mindset 🌱 New Teachers

Teaching as a Subversive Activity

by Neil Postman • 1969

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

4.21

1k+

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary

Teaching as a Subversive Activity 94%

School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.

by Neil Postman 1969

4.21

1k+ ratings

🏫 Progressive Education 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 📰 Media Literacy 📏 Hidden Curriculum 🗣️ Language And Thought

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

by Allen N. Mendler • 2021

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

3.62

159

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative Teaching

Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary

Motivating Students Who Don't Care 94%

What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.

by Allen N. Mendler 2021

3.62

159 ratings

🛑 Disengaged Students 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗳️ Student Agency 💬 Relational Teaching 🎨 Creative Teaching

Teaching for Experiential Learning

by Scott D. Wurdinger • 2009

Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.

3.75

📚 Progressive Education 🔨 Project-Based Learning 🤝 Service Learning 🌍 Place-Based Education 📋 Formative Assessment

Teaching for Experiential Learning Summary

Teaching for Experiential Learning 94%

Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.

by Scott D. Wurdinger 2009

3.75

12 ratings

📚 Progressive Education 🔨 Project-Based Learning 🤝 Service Learning 🌍 Place-Based Education 📋 Formative Assessment

Rewiring Education

by John D. Couch • 2018

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

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📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Rewiring Education 94%

Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.

by John D. Couch 2018

3.79

266 ratings

📚 Education Reform 💻 Edtech 🧩 Personalized Learning 🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning 👨‍💻 Coding Education

Visible Learning for Teachers

by John Hattie • 2012

One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.

4.04

1k+

🧪 Evidence-Based Teaching 📊 Teacher Effectiveness 📝 Formative Assessment 🧠 Educational Psychology 🎯 Student Engagement

Visible Learning for Teachers 94%

One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.

by John Hattie 2012

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Teaching 📊 Teacher Effectiveness 📝 Formative Assessment 🧠 Educational Psychology 🎯 Student Engagement

Building a Better Teacher

by Elizabeth Green • 2014

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

3.75

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

Building a Better Teacher 94%

The myth of natural-born teachers has sabotaged reform; teaching is a learnable craft, not charisma.

by Elizabeth Green 2014

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 🏫 Education Reform 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Learning 📏 Classroom Management 🛠️ Teaching As Craft

How Learning Works

by Susan A. Ambrose • 2010

The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.

4.12

1k+

📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🎓 Higher Education 📋 Instructional Design 🎯 Student Motivation 🧠 Metacognition

How Learning Works 94%

The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.

by Susan A. Ambrose 2010

4.12

1k+ ratings

📚 Evidence-Based Teaching 🎓 Higher Education 📋 Instructional Design 🎯 Student Motivation 🧠 Metacognition

Making Kids Cleverer

by David Didau • 2019

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

4.17

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🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 🗂️ Retrieval Practice 🏛️ Cultural Literacy

Making Kids Cleverer 94%

We told schools to teach skills, not facts. Now the evidence says that was a mistake.

by David Didau 2019

4.17

130 ratings

🧱 Knowledge Rich Curriculum 📚 Explicit Instruction 🧠 Cognitive Load Theory 🗂️ Retrieval Practice 🏛️ Cultural Literacy

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