The Elements Of A Digital Classroom
In a digital classroom, teachers can become worried that no ‘real learning’ is happening or that they’ve somehow failed to plan sufficiently.
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20 Questions To Clarify Your Teaching For 2026
How is education changing? From blended learning to social justice, here are 20 questions to clarify your teaching for 2023.
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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.
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The Definition Of Critical Thinking
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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Why Students Should Read
Why should students read? When we read–really, really read–for a while, a normally very loud part of us grows quiet.
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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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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 Social 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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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.
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Which Content Is Most Important? The 40/40/40 Rule
The 40/40/40 rule: What’s important that students understand for the next 40 days, for the next 40 months, for the next 40 years?
