The purpose of curriculum is to provide a mutual language to organize and communicate knowledge–and students inherit its implications.
Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry.
Ambition precedes curiosity. Without wanting to change or grow, curiosity is simply a momentary neurological reaction to stimuli.
Teaching students to ask good questions engages them & acts as ongoing assessment. Here are some of the benefits of inquiry-based learning.
What are some of the most common types of questions for teaching critical thinking? This led to many dozens of answers.
This guide to questioning in the classroom views questions as signs of understanding, not ignorance–the ability to see what you’re missing.
One obvious way to promote inquiry learning in your classroom is to design lessons and units that benefit from, promote, or require…
Like anything else in your classroom, promoting critical thinking skills is a matter of planning, priority, and practice.