eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

Key points: Educators can use students’ innate desire to learn for deeper classroom engagement Friday 5: Strategies to promote student success Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As an educator, I have always been fascinated by my students’ innate curiosity.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

AI prompting encourages critical thinking by fostering problem-solving, analysis, and synthesis while promoting ethical reasoning (Mollick and Mollick, 2023). Why AI Prompting Matters for Critical Thinking Engaging AI effectively requires intentionality. Mollick, Ethan, and Lilach Mollick. Harvard Business Review.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

(CAE), a nonprofit developer of performance-based assessments that authentically measure students’ essential academic and career skills, today announced the launch of its new Critical Thinking Skills Resources. Preview sample scenarios from the Critical Thinking Skills Resources by clicking here.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

AI prompting encourages critical thinking by fostering problem-solving, analysis, and synthesis while promoting ethical reasoning (Mollick and Mollick, 2023). Why AI Prompting Matters for Critical Thinking Engaging AI effectively requires intentionality. Mollick, Ethan, and Lilach Mollick. Harvard Business Review.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. is not merely a technological upgrade; it is a reimagined learning experience that promotes self-directed learning, critical thinking, and inclusivity.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. is not merely a technological upgrade; it is a reimagined learning experience that promotes self-directed learning, critical thinking, and inclusivity.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

For younger children, PBS Kids also provides games and shows that reinforce foundational skills in reading, math, and critical thinking. The platform is well-suited for middle and high school students, especially those interested in project-based learning and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2025

The platform uses AI to assess student performance and provide just-in-time support, making it a great tool for teaching scientific practices and critical thinking aligned with NGSS. It’s an excellent tool for fostering critical thinking, debate, and reflective dialogue.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

These benefits translate well to STEAM contexts, where critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity are essential. Enhances problem-solving & critical thinking Game development forces students to think like systems engineers, breaking down problems, testing outcomes, and refining solutions.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

Navigating a clear path forward means equipping educators with solutions to integrate AI in ways that preserve critical thinking skills, and prepare students for the demands of an AI-driven future. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

While AI seems like a relatively new development, it’s been around for quite some time, and is changing very quickly within the education space. “We’re keeping an eye on usage in the U.S.,

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? More than just doing projects, it’s about making learning real.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

These trips promote active engagement, critical thinking, and cater to diverse learning styles. Virtual field trips connect students to places that, due to funding, geography, or other logistical challenges, they may not otherwise have a chance to visit or experience.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

The framework prioritizes the importance of human skills, including as critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence, and offers higher-ed institutions structured guidance around creating AI literacy approaches that will equip individuals with key foundational AI competencies and industry-specific applications.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

These can include visits to museums, science centers, and historical sites, which provide opportunities for experiential learning and critical thinking. Enrichment activities play a vital role in preventing summer learning loss.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

They emphasize using AI as a “first draft” tool to reduce teacher workload while maintaining human oversight and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Each project uses PBLWorks’ Gold Standard PBL framework which focuses on sustained inquiry, authenticity, student voice and choice, reflection, critique and revision, and creating a public product, while teaching students real-world success skills such as critical thinking and collaboration.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. AI replaces critical thinking Some worry that AI will lead to intellectual laziness.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

They emphasize using AI as a “first draft” tool to reduce teacher workload while maintaining human oversight and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

Another critical issue is accuracy. ’ This makes critical thinking more important than ever. AI tools, including ChatGPT, can sometimes provide wrong or misleading answers–known as ‘hallucinations.’ Students should be taught to question AI’s output: Does this make sense?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education has long been valued for its broad-based approach to learning, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a well-rounded knowledge base. For this it is essential to introduce the concepts and principles of systems thinking (Figure 1).

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Schools embraced a broader vision of learning by nurturing curiosity, critical thinking, and emotional growth (as opposed to solely standardized test scores). Progressive educational thinkers like John Dewey emphasized learning by doing, collaboration, and fostering democratic values in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Secret 2: Student expertise.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

During the summer months, the platform provides free access to a curated collection of mini-lessons designed to spark curiosity and critical thinking. Mystery Science (free summer access) Mystery Science offers ready-to-use, NGSS-aligned science lessons for elementary students that blend video storytelling with hands-on inquiry.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The absence of computers can be an opportunity to focus on the logic and thinking that underpins programming, allowing students to engage in activities that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. This type of activity not only introduces programming logic but also encourages creativity and critical thinking.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Higher levels of motivation and engagement build resilient learners willing to engage in critical thinking, synthesis and analysis, and increases intrinsic motivation because of the release of dopamine. This not only can enhance academic performance but can also contribute to a more harmonious and productive classroom environment.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

If we want to set students up for success–both in the classroom and the world outside–then we must teach them to handle disagreement with curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

These schedules are rigid, designed not to maximize learning, but to maintain compliance with an outdated factory model that prioritizes memorization and recall over deep understanding and critical thinking. The result? Time becomes a barrier instead of a tool.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This “cookbook recipe” teaching style not only stifles creativity, but it can also hinder critical thinking skill development. Plus, it can leave students feeling disconnected from the scientific process, because they’re really just following instructions rather than actively exploring and discovering.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

I’m glad to see you’ve got good critical thinking skills though – I think if I heard a bot claiming to be a psychologist, I might be a little suspect too! Of course, youth may overlook these flaws, choosing to ignore or forget that these bots arent human. When we asked Character.AI Note: Although the Character.AI

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages—they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges. eSN: What gave you the idea to structure learning activities in an escape room-style challenge?

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

It showcased communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking — the 4Cs in action. More than you might expect: Critical Thinking: Students tackle real-world problems with technical expertise. This was the South Florida Showdown , the first Minecraft Education tri-district esports challenge of its kind.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Success is not limited to one path. If a students goal is to help people, they could consider careers in social work or physical therapy instead of being a doctor.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

In today’s world, where misinformation is rampant and digital literacy is more important than ever, students must also develop the critical thinking skills to evaluate sources and identify truth. But accessibility alone isn’t enough. Our librarians teach information literacy and digital citizenship as core parts of our library program.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

So, let’s take the plunge and turn our classrooms into hubs of curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking! From AI to animation, there’s a wealth of resources that can enrich student learning in ways we’ve never imagined.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education has long been valued for its broad-based approach to learning, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a well-rounded knowledge base. For this it is essential to introduce the concepts and principles of systems thinking (Figure 1).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Key points: Linking students from diverse cities and nations helps them learn from and with each other Lifelong learning from K-12 to career 4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking For more news on global learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Picture this: a seventh-grader in Madrid is discussing how her class is (..)

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