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8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills

TeachThought

Critical thinking is the ongoing application of unbiased analysis in pursuit of objective truth. Although its name implies criticism , critical thinking is actually closer to ‘ truth judgment ‘ based on withholding judgments while evaluating existing and emerging data to form more accurate conclusions.

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Elevating Innovation 2024: Conference Reflections and Takeaways from Educators

Digital Promise

In November 2024, Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning hosted the third annual Elevating Innovation Virtual Conference. The post Elevating Innovation 2024: Conference Reflections and Takeaways from Educators appeared first on Digital Promise. The event attracted educators from across the country and around the world.

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Miseducation Shaped the 2024 Election

Zinn Education Project

The 2024 election revealed a troubling reality: Widespread miseducation and fear-mongering continue to shape political outcomes at the expense of people of color and marginalized communities. The post Miseducation Shaped the 2024 Election appeared first on Zinn Education Project. This is why we need YOUR help.

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20 Questions To Help Students Think Critically About News

TeachThought

Help Students Think Critically About News With These 20 Questions This post was originally published in 2019 and updated in 2024 by Terrell Heick 1. In the article, headline, or social share, ‘who’ is saying ‘what’? That is, what specific author and publication are making what kind of claim about what topic or ideas?

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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

The goals of the program have included providing instructional materials, tools, education and professional development that enhance teachers ability to integrate digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress into instruction that builds student literacy, critical thinking skills, content knowledge and ability to conduct original research.

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STUDENT VOICE: My generation knows less about civics than my parents’ generation did, yet we need it more than ever

The Hechinger Report

In the days leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the news was filled with partisan language and misinformation about the basic ways our country functions and how elections work. Compare those rates to 2024, when polls show that only 22 percent of Americans currently trust their government. Related: Become a lifelong learner.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last month, showed that the reading scores of elementary and middle schoolers continued their long downward slide, hitting new lows. Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new science of reading laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms.

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