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.
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Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking: More Than ‘Higher-Order’ Cognition
Students Should Be Able To Answer 50 Questions Before Graduation
When should I lead and when should I follow? When should I talk and when should I listen–and what is the role of each in understanding?
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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
During meaningful conversations, students are forced to be accountable for positions, to listen, and to analyze opposing perspectives & ideas.
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10 Reasons To Use Inquiry-Based Learning In Your Classroom
Much like project-based learning, there are many reasons to use inquiry-based learning in your classroom–starting with creativity and personalization.
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The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking
What’s The Question Game? A playful way to help students learn to ask the right question at the right time–with a paper cube.
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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
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50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think
Using the right question at the right time can not evaluate understanding but can help students think about what they think.
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126 Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs For Digital Learning
Digital learning allows students to grasp concept more quickly to connect theory & application more adeptly to engage in learning.
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Why What Students Don’t Know Is More Important Than What They Do
What Students Don’t Know Is More Important Than What They Do by Terry Heick For me, my biggest takeaway from
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A Model For Teaching Critical Thinking
Like anything else in your classroom, promoting critical thinking skills is a matter of planning, priority, and practice.
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48 Critical Thinking Questions For Any Content Area
Critical thinking questions include, ‘Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?”
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6 Critical Thinking Questions For Any Situation
Critical thinking questions depend on what’s being ‘thought about,’ but one universal example includes, ‘How do I know what I think I know?’
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