Cooper, E. J. (1991). Integrating thinking, reading, and writing across the curriculum. Hamilton,
N.J.: Films Media Group.
I found this video in the Films on Demand database that the library where I work subscribes to. The item record showed the publication date as 2011, but that must have been when it was digitized and uploaded, because it was definitely made in 1991. Despite its age, I found it very interesting and relevant. It take the format of a panel with an audience, and in between the panelists answering questions, there are clips of teachers applying the techniques discussed in their classrooms. These clips include interviews with students who discuss how they feel about these classes compared to their classes with teachers who use more traditional methods.
Although no one ever claims these methods as adhering to any particular theory or philosophy, the methods and ideas that are discussed are clearly constructivist, and it is illuminating to see theory put into practice. The term "cognitive coaching" is used a lot, and it seems to refer to encouraging inquiry and metacognition. This video is pretty old, but the ideas hold up.
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