Critical Thinking Elementary School Professional Development 
ED Surge
APRIL 8, 2025
Other assessments such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam have also indicated declining math abilities. The list of explanations ranges from a math-avoidant culture to schools difficulties hiring and keeping talented teachers, a job that seems to have become harder postpandemic. That has consequences.
ED Surge
JANUARY 21, 2025
Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. So it was back to the bookshelves for her.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Today, elementary school teachers share similar struggles with their students. Unfortunately, most elementary schools teach math and English language arts separately. She has experience in instructional design, curriculum consulting and professional development coordination.
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb. 26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. The most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education published in 2018 found that elementary teachers taught science for just 18 minutes a day on average.
ED Surge
JULY 25, 2022
The act of regular reflection, on its own, also helps new teachers develop the mental skills that can prevent classroom issues down the line. Building self-awareness positively impacts emotional intelligence, empathy, listening skills, critical-thinking skills, decision making, communication and leadership.
TCI
MARCH 25, 2025
Explore how social studies boosts academic success and how science instruction enhances critical thinking and vocabulary. According to the Council of Chief State School Officers , of the total instructional time in elementary schools, only about 10.6 percent for English language arts and 25.3
ED Surge
MAY 8, 2023
It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says. This isn’t unusual: Students often get weird concepts of math, developing logical-seeming routes for answering questions, Barclay says. Barclay says. But that wasn’t immediately clear.
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