Article Critical Thinking Lesson Plan 
A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 10, 2018
More often than not I do not see opportunities for student reflections through countless walk-throughs, lesson plan reviews, or audits of how digital tools are being used. Consider implementing the critical friends’ strategy or more opportunities for discussion as a means to reflect.
Moler's Musing
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Wednesday: Students tackled the Articles of Confederation with a Frayer Model, Justin Unruh’s template for Cause and Effect with Shays’ Rebellion, and a Sketch and Tell Comic. Thursday: Used Curipod to clarify the Articles and Shays’ Rebellion, helping students refine their Frayers and comics.
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Digital Promise
JULY 27, 2018
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. But really, they’re interdisciplinary, promoting important educational principles such as inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking , problem solving and passion-based learning. Read the original article.
Moler's Musing
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. Also, if you’re interested in how AI can be used effectively in education, check out an article I contributed to in EdWeek: Can AI Be Used Effectively in Class?
ED Surge
MARCH 20, 2024
Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression.
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. I love using these companion printables with my lessons with the option of students using them into their interactive notebooks. Your Teacher’s Edition is worth its weight in gold! What is an Interactive Notebook?
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