TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

They also fail in attempts to ‘report’ their progress in other important skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. Progress Reports Strengths Provide ongoing feedback throughout the academic year, keeping students and parents informed. May lead to information overload if too frequent or detailed.

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Critical Thinking K-12 Tradition Teaching 276

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Flash forward many years, and we now have instant access to what seems like endless sources of information, which is both a good and bad thing, depending on perspective. Virtually any student today can access knowledge and information. It’s what they can do with it in a meaningful way that they crave. Are you in?

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Tradition Critical Thinking High School Research 471

TeachThought

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Is the author using ‘grey areas’ of ‘truth’ in a way that seems designed to cause a stir, cast doubt, influence thinking, or otherwise change the opinion of readers? Is this headline entirely ‘true’/accurate or based instead on partially true information/data? Is this information designed for easy sharing, like a meme?

Critical Thinking 271

Critical Thinking 271

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Students develop the necessary thinking skills essential for success in academic and real-world scenarios by recognizing and understanding relationships between concepts. Drawing connections between seemingly disparate pieces of information enhances comprehension and retention, providing a foundation for lifelong learning.

Critical Thinking 415

Critical Thinking Tradition Education 415

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Concerns center on its potential to replace human interaction and critical thinking skills. School leaders must build trust, foster a positive school culture, and make informed decisions based on data and human judgment. Even events that are not focused on digital have sessions dedicated to the topic. Prompt all you want.

Leadership 383

Leadership Pedagogy Humanities Library 383

TeachThought

AUGUST 17, 2024

Education has gone beyond acquiring knowledge to acquiring skills using EdTech tools; students learn digital literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. A web quest is an online adventure that involves challenging students to find specific information online by giving them clues or specific cases to solve.

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EdTech Tutoring Critical Thinking Teaching 275

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

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Tradition 391

Tradition Critical Thinking Cultures Leadership 391

Passion for Social Studies

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Ultimately, this data can inform instruction and provide valuable insights into student learning. It encourages active participation and promotes critical thinking skills. Formative Assessment: Socrative is ideal for formative assessment. This is key with helping teachers monitor student progress throughout a lesson or unit.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Sociology Government Critical Thinking 130

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.

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Teaching Critical Thinking Cultures 166

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

TCI

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By integrating classroom discussion strategies that promote movement, speaking, and listening, educators can foster critical thinking and deeper engagement with the material. Facilitating productive discussions in the classroom is essential for developing critical thinking and fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Social Studies Teaching Professional Development 52

Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

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. It will help students develop their political individuality while critically thinking about our government.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 23, 2015

Will Richardson said: Sure, the CCSS wants to promote and measure critical thinking skills. Applying those “skills” to the complexities of real life situations doesn’t much transfer if you don’t care about what you’re thinking critically about in the first place. via [link].

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Critical Thinking Education Teaching 94

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. Teachers collect informal data that helps them design effective lessons and differentiate to meet students’ specific needs.

Critical Thinking 193

Critical Thinking Tradition 193

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations. Whether analyzing literary themes, scientific data, historical evidence, or artistic techniques, this analytical thinking nurtures their ability to approach subjects with a more discerning and insightful lens.

Primary Sources 146

Primary Sources Critical Thinking Education 146

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

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 126

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 126

Dr. Shannon Doak

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

While these tools may offer efficiency, they often fail to promote critical thinking, creativity, or problem-solving skills—competencies essential for the modern world. For over a century, educational practices have remained largely unchanged, focusing on passive absorption of information and standardized testing.

Education 82

Education Project-Based Learning Tradition Critical Thinking 82

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

It is also a cognitively challenging task since it requires thinking about the key concepts in a unit or learning cycle and producing a collection of questions to guide students in recalling information and developing a deeper understanding of the material. They can create review games using platforms like Quizizz and Kahoot!

Critical Thinking 204

Critical Thinking Tradition 204

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These are the very skills and activities that separate people from robots, yet instead of developing them, students are told to act like robots and simply spit back information on exams. While project-based learning may help lift standardized test scores, its real power lies in improving problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

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Project-Based Learning Psychology Critical Thinking High School 145

Active History Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The events in these timelines are often times not related, which leads to some great critical thinking! Unscramble the Wars – Students sort key information about all of the wars we have learned throughout the year. Seriously, it’s my favorite. Students work in small groups to put “mini-timelines” in order.

History 195

History Critical Thinking Middle School Social Studies 195

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 146

Controversial Topics Critical Thinking Cultures Social Studies 146

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I agree that repeating the same information the same way for all students, whether in a whole group or a small group dynamic, is not a great use of our time. Critical Thinking “Tell me how” challenges on FlipGrid to get students to surface their thinking or reasoning. Learning is, in part, a social endeavor.

Artifacts 215

Artifacts K-12 Critical Thinking Research 215

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 16, 2019

The key to future-proofing education, and learning, for that matter, is to empower students to think and construct new knowledge while simultaneously having them apply what they have learned in relevant ways. For more detailed information, you can view a series of posts on the framework HERE. However, things do need to change at scale.

Education 400

Education Leadership Critical Thinking Economics 400

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. Formative assessment is a process of gathering information about students’ understanding and their progress toward firm standards-aligned learning goals. Let’s explore examples in each category of formative assessment.

Critical Thinking 179

Critical Thinking Teaching Education 179

ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. The result is the book “ Verified: How to think straight, get duped less and make better decisions about what to believe online.”

Critical Thinking 139

Critical Thinking Tradition Teaching Humanities 139

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The graduate-level econometrics course I teach is required and it’s designed to foster analytical and critical thinking skills in causal research methods. My students are working toward a master’s degree in public affairs and many of them are interested in pursuing careers in international and domestic public policy.

Critical Thinking 109

Critical Thinking Social Justice Humanities Teaching 109

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The workshop influenced me in putting up questions with the photos or videos with the link to the source on my geographical issues update (olevelgeog.blogspot.com) rather than just information on the blog. It involves constructing meaning from the information and experiences gained through learning activities.

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Geography Critical Thinking Economics High School 52

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 14, 2024

Students will learn all of this information through engaging stations. They need to think deeply about the past and apply their critical thinking skills. So, it is vital students learn how the US had to adjust during World War II lessons. End of World War II Thankfully, World War II finally came to an end.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan History Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. ” 3.

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K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 64

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2024

That information will be essential as you think about AI literacy within your subjects and courses. Teaching AI literacy begins by teaching the capacities above, as well as others specific to your own subject. Amazon Web Services recently surveyed employers from all business sectors about what skills employees need to use AI well.

Critical Thinking 119

Critical Thinking Humanities Teaching Education 119

Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Students will master complex critical thinking skills through 17 days of lessons. Students will deeply understand essential information with this unit! Thankfully, this unit has everything students need when learning about Progressivism, Imperialism, and WWI. There is so much to cover in Progressivism lessons.

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Lesson Plan History Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

Civic Engagement 97

Civic Engagement Civics Library Social Science 97

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.

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Social Science Artifacts Museum History 158

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As information increasingly becomes currency, we must stay mindful of our humanity, knowing that our values and connections truly make us whole. If we can address these questions, I think we are really doing our jobs: engaging students in real-world experiences while guiding them through difficult issues.

Education 130

Education Lesson Plan EdTech Humanities 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is STEM education in action: Hands-on projects help students develop critical thinking skills while sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Students need opportunities to develop the critical thinking skills that will allow them to succeed in these fields.

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K-12 Elementary School Museum Critical Thinking 124

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 117

Education Pedagogy Critical Thinking Middle School 117