30 Questions Teachers Can Ask At Their Next Job Interview
Do students like going to school here? Do teachers like teaching here? Here are 30 questions teachers can ask at their next job interview.
Author: Terry Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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What Does ‘Critical Thinking’ Mean?
Critical thinking is the suspension of judgment while identifying biases and underlying assumptions in order to draw accurate conclusions.
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Using The 3-2-1 Learning Strategy For Critical Thinking
The 3-2-1 strategy is a simple way to frame a topic or task, making it useful for anything from discussion prompts to inquiry learning.
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Establishing A Culture Of ‘Can’ In Your Classroom
it’s important to realize that a “culture” is comprised of tangible factors (students) and intangible factors (curiosity), and ever-present.
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What Should A School Do?
If we are not aware of this relative mediocrity, it’s an indictment of our vision. If we are, it is an indictment of our character.
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A Better Alternative To Grading Student Writing
For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.
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4 Levels Of Integration For Critical Thinking
How can you teach critical thinking? This framework offers a way to integrate critical thinking in your classroom.
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The Necessity Of Self-Criticism In Education
Education is ‘actuated’ by teachers. It makes sense that education should also be able to reflect critically on its own performance as well.
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The Inside-Out School: A 21st Century Learning Model
A micro-goal of the ‘Inside-Out’ School is a new kind of ‘intelligence’ where the macro-effect is healthier communities and citizenship.
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3 Knowledge Domains For The 21st-Century Student
3 Knowledge Domains For Teaching And Learning by TeachThought Staff Thinking in the 21st century is just different. That doesn’t mean we’re all suddenly omnipotent cyborgs, nor do we all become mindless social media addicts who spend our cognitive might tapping, swiping, and drooling on our smartphone and tablet screens. But just as the 19th…
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What Is The Purpose Of Assessment?
In a perfect world, all assessment would be formative–an ongoing loop of learning, feedback, revision, and learning again.
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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking
What are some of the most common types of questions for teaching critical thinking? This led to many dozens of answers.
