TeachThought

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

What Are The Best Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking? But we have to start somewhere, so below I’ve started that kind of process with a collection of types of questions for teaching critical thinking –a collection that really needs better organizing and clearer formatting. What is a ‘good question’?

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Critical Thinking Teaching Government Psychology 308

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. What is a Socratic Seminar? Socratic Seminars bring history to life.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. What is a Socratic Seminar? Socratic Seminars bring history to life.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner. “If Two teachers, known as “academic advisors,” were on call to field questions and ensure everybody stayed on task (the teachers also lead weekly seminars or labs to bolster the computer work). Nor are seniors.

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Tradition Charter School Cultures High School 111

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These programs painstakingly endeavor to elevate what Chinese academic environments have long downplayed : liberal education, humanities disciplines, and skills like critical thinking. Indeed, openness can hit the limit, while traditional ways of learning have their own merits. Could you tell me more about its history?

Anthropology 98

Anthropology History Humanities Tradition 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

Massachusetts is turning that traditional model on its head by having many schools combine rigorous academics with hands-on career training, now called “career and technical education.” It activates their critical thinking — when there’s a problem, how do you react to it?” It’s my best chance to do what I want.”.

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Economics High School Museum Charter School 94

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. Scholars in the social sciences and humanities must put our ethical values and critical thinking tools to work to explicitly challenge such “post-truth” distortions.

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Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 125