Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking: More Than 'Higher-Order' Cognition
12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government
12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting & Government by Terry Heick Just a quick post that's self-explanatory enough: It's almost #ElectionDay! Some questions for student critical thinking: What is...
25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Learning
25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Learning by TeachThought Staff Critical thinking apps aren't the sweet spot of mobile app design. Most of the more popular apps are focused...
16 Things I Want To Hear My Students Say
16 Things I Want To Hear My Students Say by Terry Heick "Ohhh, now I get it." The iconic phrase that teachers value hearing. A sign that you've moved a...
An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom
An Updated Guide to Questioning in the Classroom by TeachThought Staff Something we've become known for is our focus on thought, inquiry, and understanding, and questions are a big part...
What Does ‘Critical Thinking’ Mean?
What Does 'Critical Thinking' Mean? by Terry Heick This post has been updated from a 2014 post What does 'critical thinking' mean? Well, that depends on who you ask. For...
30 Universal Strategies For Learning
30 Universal Strategies For Learning by Terry Heick As teachers, we're all trying to better understand how people learn--not now they're taught in terms of teaching strategies, but more so...
What Is Confirmation Bias?
What is confirmation bias? Broadly speaking, confirmation bias is the tendency of people to overvalue data that supports their own beliefs.
50 Questions Every Student Should Be Able To Answer Before They Graduate High School
50 Questions Every Student Should Be Able To Answer Before They Graduate High School by Terry Heick For professional development on ideas like this--or PBL, inquiry, assessment, literacy, and pretty...
26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom by Terry Heick Note: You can purchase a similar, classroom-ready version of these stems on printable cards, if you find that useful. Meaningful...
15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Students
15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Students by Terry Heick It just might be that in a society where information is abundant, thinking habits are more important...
10 Reasons To Use Inquiry-Based Learning In Your Classroom
10 Reasons To Use Inquiry-Based Learning In Your Classroom by TeachThought Staff We've talked about how and when to use inquiry-based learning--and apps for inquiry-based learning, too. What we haven't...
The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking
The Question Game by Sophie Wrobel, geist.avesophos.de The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking Big idea: Teaching kids to ask smart questions on their own A four-year-old asks...
5 Things Teachers Can Do To Help Students Make Meaning
5 Things Teachers Can Do To Help Students Make Meaning contributed by Kelsey Skaggs, MIND Research Institute Rigor gets a bad reputation. It’s that thing that makes life difficult and uncomfortable....
8 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions
8 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions by Terry Heick Questions can be extraordinary learning tools. A good question can open minds, shift paradigms, and force the uncomfortable but...
Always-On Inquiry: Why You Should Be Asking More Questions In Your Classroom
Always-On Inquiry: Why You Should Be Asking More Questions In Your Classroom by Irena Nayfeld, TeachThought PD Inquiry Workshop Facilitator Those of us who spend our days around young children...
35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies
35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies by Sara Briggs, opencolleges.edu.au Have you ever considered letting your students listen to hardcore punk while they take their mid-term exam? Decided to do away with...
Thinking About Your Content Area: Kaplan’s Depth & Complexity Chart
Thinking About Your Content Area: Kaplan’s Depth & Complexity Chart by TeachThought Staff Framing content is among the most powerful strategies teachers have to engage students and promote deep understanding...
50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think
50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think contributed by Lisa Chesser Using the right questions creates powerful, sometimes multiple answers and discussions. Aristotle said that he asked...
