A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2014

This technique typically makes students uncomfortable at first as they have become so conditioned by our traditional culture of education where they would rather be spoon-fed information instead of having to think. Not only do students fight this technique at first, but so do parents.

Pedagogy 282

Pedagogy Critical Thinking Tradition High School 282

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Information and Communication Overloading (ICO) and “Mindful Media” contributed by Dr. Domenico Meschino In today’s digital age, children are immersed in many online activities that shape their daily lives. It can affect their ability to concentrate, make decisions, and think critically. What is Mindful Media?

Critical Thinking 232

Critical Thinking Professional Development Digital Resources Library 232

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

Individuals and organizations that embrace this mindset shift develop dynamic behaviors that impact their organizational culture while leading to school improvement. Connect to Mention and Google Alerts to get tailored feeds and information about those key areas you need in order to increase your own edupreneurship.

Leadership 230

Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Critical Thinking 230

Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Leveraging Media Strategically When I work with teachers, I encourage them to use media to offload some of the explanations and information they present live from the front of the room. What if they aren’t paying attention and don’t get the important information? The purpose of using media in this way is twofold.

Teaching 163

Teaching Critical Thinking Cultures 163

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2022

One of the thoughts that burrows its way into my mind and simply won’t let go is exactly how to help my students (and, for that matter, everyone I know) navigate the flood of information, dodge the misinformation and find their way to the truth. Plenty of adults also work hard to determine what is legitimate information and what’s bunk.

Cultures 110

Cultures K-12 Library Critical Thinking 110

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2017

Since this was a violation of school policy I immediately confiscated the device, as this is what I thought I was supposed to do to ensure a school culture free from distraction and solely focused on traditional learning. Entrepreneurial A great deal can be learned from entrepreneurial thinking leading to the rise of the edupreneur.

Leadership 222

Leadership Critical Thinking Tradition Cultures 222

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

I Used to Think…Now I Think…Thinking Routine The “I used to think…Now I think…” thinking routine helps students reflect on how they used to think about a topic, subject, or issue and how their thoughts have changed as a result of a learning experience or engagement with information (e.g.,

Controversial Topics 140

Controversial Topics Critical Thinking Cultures Social Studies 140

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

Now all of a sudden, without asking teachers to give up their weekends to grade,” he says, “we can give all that information to the student and teacher within seconds.” But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

Civics 130

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 130

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

That’s according to a new study by the News Literacy Project, which also found that teens struggle with identifying false information online. This comes at a time when media literacy education isn’t available to most students, the report finds, and their ability to distinguish between objective and biased information sources is weak.

Civics 145

Civics Psychology Critical Thinking Teaching 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

Since 2008, those of us who are champions of the humanities have offered a simple yet profound truth: Studying humanities endows students with a capacity for critical thinking, a skill essential to individual accomplishment and crucial to societal well-being. But that simple truth doesn’t seem to be changing anyone’s mind.

Social Justice 131

Social Justice Humanities Archival Research Archiving 131

Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

This examines several factors, such as culture, religion, demographics, media, friends, and family. government critically using their own minds! It even guides students through the history of political ideology and why they must become well-informed and engaged citizens. Thankfully, this lesson helps students analyze the U.S.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

This is particularly concerning because engagement and cultural relevance have both been proven to have a positive impact on student outcomes. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates.

Heritage 132

Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 132

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

Critical Thinking 167

Critical Thinking Research Skills Humanities Cultures 167

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

The first and second blogs in this series focused on providing meaningful choices when students are acquiring information and making meaning. Application activities also enhance retention and mastery of information, making it more likely that students will retain and effectively use what they have learned in the future.

Social Science 157

Social Science Artifacts Museum History 157

Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To his point, I find the current slew of handwashing videos on YouTube and other sites to be excellent resources for anthropology class projects, and utilize several in an activity that nurtures introductory students’ skills in critical thinking and observation. Why and how it is done varies across cultures.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Psychology Cultures 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2022

As a professor of psychology at Cornell University, Sternberg has long studied standardized tests, and concluded they don’t provide much useful information on whether students are learning to think critically and creatively, enabling them to be successful in college, careers and life in general. Robert Sternberg is frustrated.

K-12 143

K-12 Psychology Critical Thinking Cultures 143

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information. Math anxiety can increase cognitive load, which is the mental effort required to process information.

Education 120

Education Pedagogy Critical Thinking Middle School 120

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Connect, Extend, Challenge Thinking Routine The “ Connect, Extend, Challenge ” thinking routine offers a structured approach to deepen understanding and reflection. This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework.

Geography 141

Geography Economics Cultures Critical Thinking 141

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Math Skills Reinforcement: For math classes, must-do stations could focus on foundational math skills that need reinforcement, as identified by assessment data, while may-do stations could offer problem-solving activities, collaborative real-world math challenges, or math games that stimulate critical thinking and application.

Project-Based Learning 144

Project-Based Learning Tradition Critical Thinking Cultures 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

This might require a cultural shift in some cases, but given the soaring cost of tuition, it is necessary for institutions to think about return on investment for students and their parents, not only in intellectual terms but also monetarily. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

Economics 113

Economics Advocacy Critical Thinking Research 113

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Leaders in both the private and public sectors recognize the need for a diverse group of scientists, technologists and engineers to create solutions informed by different perspectives that resonate with all of society. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. To meet this need, we must start young.

Education 145

Education Civics Critical Thinking History 145

TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. It has enabled states to expand access to culturally relevant content, address equity concerns, and enhance students’ digital skills and civic readiness. High-quality civics and U.S.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

That’s why advanced reading correlates so highly with critical thinking skills. Not only does advanced reading still offer the best, most sophisticated access to information, it also offers a crucial way to develop our minds. We live in the Information Age. We live in the Information Age.

Civics 105

Civics American History Elementary School Humanities 105

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

From the outset, her efforts must coincide with those of the students to engage in critical thinking and the quest for mutual humanization. Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferals of information. But the humanist revolutionary educator cannot wait for this possibility to materialize.

Pedagogy 222

Pedagogy Humanities Social Justice Anthropology 222

ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Infuse your curriculum with diverse cultural perspectives and contributions to science concepts and development. Build time in your lessons to name essential contributions made by women and BIPOC scientists that inform foundational concepts in science. Diversity alone isn’t enough. The student had rightly called me out.

K-12 101

K-12 Critical Thinking Humanities Teaching 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2023

University of Virginia psychologist Daniel Willingham Credit: Adam Mohr for Simon & Schuster Daniel Willingham is a University of Virginia psychologist who frequently engages in pop culture battles armed with academic research. On a test, you need to connect information; you need to be able to explain it.

Research 139

Research Critical Thinking Cultures Teaching 139

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

They also prepare students for life in college, careers, and beyond, helping improve these essential skills: Critical thinking and problem-solving using evidence from the text. Working effectively with other people requires activating emotional intelligence as well as these critical thinking and collaborative skills.

K-12 99

K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Cultures 99

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills. Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. The third most important skill is technological literacy, which includes AI and other technologies.

Advocacy 103

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 103

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

s educational, scientific and cultural arm, is unveiling something called the Greening Education Partnership. But members of Gen Z are also suffering from severe eco-anxiety, and they want to be armed with information that helps them cope and be part of the solution. You have more critical thinking skills.”. education.).

Civics 107

Civics High School Critical Thinking Social Studies 107

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. And so on… .

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

They didn’t give us any information about where we’re supposed to refer to. Let’s be clear: Teachers who can’t understand students’ cultural backgrounds or teach complex ideas are no better than a computer that can’t. They don’t have to waste time searching for information they can ask Alexa for.

Humanities 102

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 102

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Decades of research documents the benefits of coaching for teachers, students, and school culture. The reason emotions and the socio-cultural environment are so powerful is that they are intertwined with our cognition. The years between 2000 and 2015 saw the number of instructional coaches in U.S. schools double.

Tradition 88

Tradition Cultures Elementary School Professional Development 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

But if this civic action is to be sustained and to extend to topics beyond gun violence and school safety, schools need to do more to nurture these students’ dispositions toward political participation so they can continue to engage in informed and effective ways. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

Civics 77

Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 77

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Often, the most powerful learning happens when students explore different perspectives, step outside of their typical environments, and are exposed to new ways of doing and thinking. Over the past two years, TDSB has taken significant steps to shift their culture of equity to better support all students to be their authentic selves.

Middle School 75

Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development 75

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Looking at a teacher’s lesson and coming up with appropriate talking points to help the teacher think about how to improve it. [We Great information on creating and evaluating PBL projects. No great answer to this is apparent other than a cultural reframing, one that is already underway. Is there a number higher than 5?

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. From the rugged landscapes of the Andes to the bustling cities of Japan, students will learn about the cultural and geographical aspects that make each region unique. The much-loved Geography Alive! Bring Geography Alive!

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. This blog post explores the critical role of social studies in shaping engaged, informed citizens and how the C3 Framework helps elevate the rigor of social studies education.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52