Teach Critical Thinking

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create a curriculum that questions the purpose of knowledge

Create A Curriculum That Questions The Purpose Of Knowledge

Terry Heick Sep 12, 2025 5 min read

The purpose of curriculum is to provide a mutual language to organize and communicate knowledge–and students inherit its implications.

36 Ways To Use Wearable Technology In The Classroom

36 Ways To Use Wearable Technology In The Classroom

TeachThought Staff Sep 12, 2025 4 min read

We’re not quite at the stage of being cyborgs, but wearable technology is growing, and the number and type of devices is also increasing.

Critical Thinking Is A Mindset

Critical Thinking Is A Mindset

Terry Heick Sep 11, 2025 5 min read

Critical thinking is certainly a ‘skill’ but when possessed as a mindset–a playful and humble willingness–it shifts from a labor to an art.

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Quotes About Identity And Who You Are

TeachThought Staff Sep 11, 2025 5 min read

“We are what we have done, which includes our promises, includes our hopes, but promises first.” — Wendell Berry

My Pedagogic Creed by John Dewey

My Pedagogic Creed By John Dewey

TeachThought Staff Sep 10, 2025 23 min read

Dewey believed that the psychological and social sides are related and that “education cannot be regarded as a compromise between the two.”

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28 Critical Thinking Question Stems For Any Content Area

TeachThought Staff Sep 9, 2025 3 min read

The purpose of these critical thinking question stems is to help students practice willingness to sit with an idea and struggle wonderfully.