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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Education Critical Thinking Ethics Students 292

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

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

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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Critical Thinking Attention Science Teaching 130

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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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

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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Learning Art Fairness Critical Thinking 278

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 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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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

At its heart, science is about tapping into a student’s innate curiosity and creativity while fostering their critical thinking skills. Given the incredibly packed school day schedule, finding room for science will take more than a little flexibility and creative thinking.

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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 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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Critical Thinking Learning Feedback Activities 341

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

This enhances critical thinking and empathy. One of the main advantages of DEI in education is the promotion of a more inclusive and representative curriculum. Students gain a broader understanding of the world by integrating diverse perspectives into course materials.

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Education Critical Thinking Motivation Culture 224

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

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding.

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Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning Lecturing 255

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2023

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education–it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be persistent when presented with a challenge.

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STEM Reading Critical Thinking Education 306

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: One example of digital literacy skills includes critical thinking Learn more about digital literacy skills for students Learning is evolving–stay updated on learning in the digital age In the 21st century, students must develop digital literacy skills to thrive in a technology-dominated landscape.

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Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 258

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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Critical Thinking Knowledge Learning Outcomes Skills 363

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Passive learning doesn’t help students develop future-ready skills, like critical thinking or creativity, in the same way active learning does.

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Activities Middle School Middle School Critical Thinking 317

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When I work with teachers, I encourage them to design their online station to prioritize at least one of the 4Cs of 21st-century learning: (1) critical thinking, (2) communication, (3) collaboration, and (4) creativity.

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Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When students become interested in STEM at a young age, their critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills have a chance to thrive. Highlighting engineering also encourages students to pursue engineering classes and, potentially, engineering career paths.

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STEM Learning Tools Critical Thinking Failure 312

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

How to teach with news and media sources For more news on media literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub News literacy skills are of paramount importance in today’s world, and are especially key for students, who must be able to critically assess information sources and vet resources effectively.

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Critical Thinking Students Quizzes Evaluation 328

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2020

thinking routine encourages students to explore the complex nature of identity. This routine can be used to ask students to explore their own identity, but I can also imagine using this activity to encourage critical thinking about characters in novels or important figures from history. Thinking Routine: Layers.

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Art English Critical Thinking History 520

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Key points: AI skills are essential–and free courses can help teachers hone theirs Exploring generative AI through the lens of science fiction How AI can unleash student curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In a nod to educators’ desire to become more comfortable (..)

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Critical Thinking Ethics Course Design Learning Outcomes 286

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Introducing STEM education at an early age fosters curiosity and the ability to tackle real-world challenges.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Education 298

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Creative projects help students connect new information to prior knowledge through critical thinking and problem solving. Why creativity? Creativity is an essential skill for all students to have.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 317

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Numerous applications and platforms can facilitate engaged learning and critical thinking , helping students consume information and analyze, evaluate, and create content responsibly. These platforms allow students to tackle real-life scenarios, fostering critical thinking about online media influence and ethical behavior.

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Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 306

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

This process pushes students to engage with skills like critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, empathy, and problem-solving. How do I use design thinking? Design thinking is flexible enough to be used within various levels and contents.

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Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 306

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

This reflective process is key to promoting self-awareness and critical thinking. They can reflect on their progress, the effectiveness of their learning strategies, and their growth over time.

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Metacognitive Skills Universal Design Blended Learning Evaluation 481

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Heres how For more news on science engagement, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub More than half of science teachers believe the most important value of science education is how it contributes to students curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity, according to a new report from LEGO Education.

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Science Education STEM Critical Thinking 313

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEAM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub According to the National Math and Science Initiative , STEM education helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, fosters communication, and bolsters teamwork.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Those are the ability to personalize teaching, foster critical thinking, and inspire a passion for learning. Fostering critical thinking and problem-solving depends on using intentional tutoring strategies and practices. We also know there are three essential instructional skills that support effective learning.

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Learning Styles Critical Thinking Intelligence Motivation 312

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Via lessons and research projects, along with a college-level course, College Civics and News Literacy, students in Baldwin UFSD are learning to discern fact from fiction, identify misinformation, and develop critical thinking skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

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Critical Thinking Social Studies Evaluation Fairness 270

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. He told me that he uses ChatGPT all the time (and he is not alone among students in doing so; Kichizo Terry, 2023).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 92

eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

The CODiE Leadership Award for “Most Influential Thought Leader in EdTech” honors an individual who empowers and inspires the industry through the communication of their insight, expertise, and critical thinking. “I

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

This interactive exercise helps students develop critical thinking skills and recognize bias, enhancing their ability to evaluate information objectively. Bias Bingo: This activity engages students in identifying different types of bias in texts, advertisements, or media by marking corresponding squares on a bingo card.

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