ABSTRACT
This introductory chapter provides readers with cutting edge, research-based ideas to connect theory and practice. It compiles the frameworks that the different contributors of this book used as a foundation to design and deliver provocative, lifeworthy authentic learning experiences for children. The reader can access powerful frameworks for thinking, such as Teaching for Understanding, Visible Thinking and Learning, Artful Thinking, Out of Eden Learn and Habits of Mind. All of them complement each other and offer readers cutting-edge tools to provide students with powerful learning experiences.
