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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

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Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Let’s practice two-digit addition. Learn these vocabulary words. Most will have both a content knowledge component and a thinking component. Why focus on critical thinking? Review the parts of the cell. Read these passages for fluency.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

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Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Lets practice two-digit addition. Learn these vocabulary words. Most will have both a content knowledge component and a thinking component. But you dont have to upend your entire curriculum or implement a complicated model to make learning more active.