A Guide For Teaching With Analogies
From part to whole to synonyms and antonyms, to cause and effect and step and sequences, here are fourteen types of analogies for critical thinking.
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Critical Thinking: More Than ‘Higher-Order’ Cognition
A 6-Step Process For Teaching Argument Analysis
A 6 Step Process For Teaching Argument Analysis by Terry Heick How “basic” this is depends on who your …
A Depth Of Knowledge Rubric For Reading, Writing, And Math
Depth of Knowledge frameworks can be useful for planning curriculum, designing assessments, or making judgments about student reading, writing, and math.
Alan Watts On Finding Purpose Through Affection
Alan Watts On Finding Purpose Through Affection by TeachThought Staff Alan Watts (b 1915, d. 1973) was a British philosopher …
32 Habits That Make Thinkers
32 Habits That Make Thinkers by Terry Heick The difference between students and learners is something we’ve discussed before. On …
Are You Teaching Content Or Teaching Thought?
If our curriculum is thinking–if our job is to, excuse the convenient phrasing, teach thought–our goals as educators change in important ways.
25 Ways To Use Pinterest According To Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
25 Ways To Use Pinterest In The Classroom According To Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Social media is a waste of time, …
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A Self-Directed Learning Model For 21st Century Learners
This model is built around the concept of self-knowledge–better understanding one’s self and that to inform one’s interactions with the world.
6 Alternatives To Bloom’s Taxonomy For Teachers
Why might you need alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy? While wonderful, it neglects important ideas that see the whole child.
20 Questions To Guide Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry-based learning is an instructional model that centers learning on a solving a particular problem or answering a central question.
10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking
Begin a story that incorporates whatever happens to be on your assigned photo. The next student continues the story, incorporating their photo, and so on.
25 Question Stems Framed Around Bloom’s Taxonomy
While critical thinking is a foundation rather than a brick, how you build that foundation depends on the learning process itself…