Teach Critical Thinking

What You Need To Know About Self-Directed Learning

What Is Self-Directed Learning? A Simple Model For Students

TeachThought Staff Aug 28, 2025 5 min read

Modern access to information and learning platforms make self-directed learning more accessible–and powerful–than ever before.

What Educators Get Wrong About Career Readiness

What Educators Get Wrong About Career Readiness

TeachThought Staff Aug 28, 2025 5 min read

Despite good intentions, the way we approach ‘career readiness’ in education often falls short.

knowledge limits

Some Thoughts On Knowledge And Knowledge Limits

Terry Heick Aug 27, 2025 9 min read

Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way.

creating a culture of reading in your classroom

Creating A Culture Of Reading In Your Classroom

TeachThought Staff Aug 27, 2025 7 min read

Let’s stop the endless worksheets and cooperative groups that skim through text merely to find answers and grow a culture of reading.

Costa's levels of questioning

What Are Costa’s Levels Of Questioning?

TeachThought Staff Aug 27, 2025 6 min read

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

articles about critical thinking

12 Articles About Critical Thinking

Terry Heick Aug 26, 2025 9 min read

Critical thinking questions include, ‘Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?”