Critical Literacy Archives

12 Questions To Help Students See Themselves As Thinkers

Self-knowledge is formed through metacognition and basic epistemology. Here are 12 questions to help students see themselves as thinkers.v

The Priorities Of Teaching For Change contributed by Olivia Odileke As an educator, you hold a position of immense responsibility …

How is education changing? From blended learning to social justice, here are 20 questions to clarify your teaching for 2023.

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.

Many teachers don’t have the luxury of deciding what’s sustainable for them. In these cases, they somehow ‘survive’ or they quit.

Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.

Here are the best books for students who don’t like to read. From murder mysteries to dystopian societies, there’s something for everyone!

Many educators find graphic novels beneficial for struggling readers or students who profess that they do not enjoy reading.

Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry.

Paulo Freire’s education philosophy saw education as an active process of intellectual, sociological, and political assimilation.

Good work is applying your affection, intellect, and specific ‘genius’ on people and places you depend on and that depend on you.

With communal constructivism, the goal is not to produce a scientific discovery but to help children respond to & guide their own discovery.