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8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills

TeachThought

Critical thinking is the ongoing application of unbiased analysis in pursuit of objective truth. Although its name implies criticism , critical thinking is actually closer to ‘ truth judgment ‘ based on withholding judgments while evaluating existing and emerging data to form more accurate conclusions. Critical thinking is an ongoing process emphasizing the fluid and continued interpretation of information rather than the formation of static beliefs and opinions.

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How to Crack the Code of Benchmark Assessments Step-by-Step | Step 6

Maitri Learning

How do we help young children crack the code of benchmark tests? The sixth step is enhancing Word Reading Fluency. In the sixth video of our "Crack the Codes" series, our literacy expert shares two straightforward ways to help young readers master high-frequency words—sometimes called puzzle words, sight words, or red words. You'll see how to map these words to boost recognition and practice them with a fun game that makes learning feel like play.

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Unlocking the Secrets: Best Practices in Micro-credential Implementation

Digital Promise

The post Unlocking the Secrets: Best Practices in Micro-credential Implementation appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Learn More About: Same as it ever was: Can facts about the persistence of a racial wealth gap increase support for reparations?

Political Science Now

Project Title: Can facts about the persistence of a racial wealth gap increase support for reparations? Anil Menon Anil Menon is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Merced. Previously, he was a Klarman postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan in 2022.

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‘Not waiting for people to save us’: 9 school districts combine forces to help students

The Hechinger Report

DURANGO, Colo. — For three dozen high schoolers, summer break in this southwest Colorado city kicked off with some rock climbing, mountain biking and fly-fishing. Then, the work began. As part of a weeklong institute on climate and the environment, mountain researchers taught the students how to mix clumps of grass seed, clay, compost and sand for seedballs that they threw into burned areas of the Hermosa Creek watershed to help with native plant recovery.

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Short Course: Managing and Sharing Qualitative Data (QMMR E)

Political Science Now

Managing and Sharing Qualitative Data (QMMR E) Half Day Short Course 9:00am – 1:00pm Research data management entails developing a data management plan and handling research materials systematically throughout the research lifecycle. Effectively managing data makes research more robust, allows data to be useful over a longer period of time, and facilitates sharing data with the broader research community.

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How a Best-Selling Food Writer Came to Run a Wish List-Clearing Project for Teachers

ED Surge

As someone who views cooking and baking as hobbies, not chores, I follow a lot of food bloggers and recipe developers on social media. I subscribe to many of their newsletters. I, well, make and eat a lot of their food. Yet I’ve only come across one who devotes back-to-school season to easing the financial burden on educators. Deb Perelman, the best-selling author and food blogger behind Smitten Kitchen, has been running the Classroom Wishlist Project for three years now.

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60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Teaching American History

This summer marks the sixtieth anniversary of a watershed season of civil rights organizing across the state of Mississippi. Referenced internally as the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project and advertised as the Mississippi Freedom Project , this period has since been memorialized as Freedom Summer. The effort sought to democratize the state that Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP, called “the most savage uncivilized state in the entire fifty states.