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6 Alternatives To Bloom’s Taxonomy For Teachers [Updated]

Terrell HeickAug 16, 2025

Why might you need alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy? While wonderful, it neglects important ideas that see the whole child.

What Is Cognitive Dissonance? A Definition For Teaching

Terrell HeickJul 22, 2025

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort that arises when an individual encounters a conflict between what they believe and how they…

12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government

Terrell HeickJun 5, 2025

Critical Thinking Questions About Voting & Government by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just a…

A Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy For Evaluating Digital Tasks

TeachThought StaffMay 27, 2025

This Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy helps teachers evaluate and design digital tasks like ChatGPT use, blogging, podcasting, and more.

The Definition Of A Socratic Seminar

TeachThought StaffMay 18, 2025

The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them.

The Foundational 4 Cs of Critical Thinking in K-12…

TeachThought StaffMay 11, 2025

The 4 Cs of Critical Thinking: Critical Thinking, Communication. Collaboration, and Creativity.

50 Examples Of Analogies For Critical Thinking

By forcing students to distill one relationship in order to understand another, it’s almost impossible to solve analogies without understanding.

6 Domains Of Cognition: The Heick Learning Taxonomy

Terrell HeickMar 17, 2025

The Heick Learning Taxonomy can be used to guide planning, assessment, curriculum design, and self-directed learning.