Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.” This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations. Historical Events: When studying historical events, people, or places encourage students to analyze primary sources.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

The study found that, despite the widespread perception that American society wants K-12 schools to prepare students for college, college is not as important to parents as it used to be. Instead, the study reported, today’s parents would like to see their children develop practical skills “for both life and career” (p.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use. Their reflections revealed several critical themes. Another key insight was the broader applicability of AI in future classrooms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

A BBC study found that AI-generated news summaries were riddled with factual inaccuracies because chatbots failed to interpret meaning accurately. This is especially concerning in education, where critical thinking and contextual understanding are essential. Critical thinking and innovation remain uniquely human skills.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., We are needed to engage them and to help them develop curiosity and critical thinking skills to offset their potential AI-induced brain rot.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

The majority (62 percent) of those queried suggested that schools offer guidance on the ethics of using AI, including boundaries related to AI content creation, misuse, and plagiarism. AI can certainly help with some tasks, but it cannot replace critical thinking, logical reasoning, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework. Geography and Culture Connect: After studying a foreign country, ask students to find similarities between their own community and the one they studied.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In high school, wrote one student on an anonymous survey I give at the start of the semester, I stayed far away from the tool because it was emphasized to me as a way of cheating rather than a study tool. It is, I explain to them, the perfect study tool if used correctly.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Research has found multiple benefits of integrating science and math instruction , as well as science and English language arts instruction , such as increasing student understanding, strengthening critical-thinking skills, and helping students acquire STEM skills they need for postsecondary success.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This approach not only enhances engagement but also aligns with ethical considerations in education. One study found that active learning significantly increases student performance in the classroom: Students were 1.5 Why is engagement important?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In fact, studies show that a lack of confidence and linguistic resources often prevents ELLs from fully engaging in creative writing, despite their rich cultural and personal experiences. This fosters critical thinking and collaboration as students craft branching storylines and engage in problem-solving to connect various plot points.

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English Critical Thinking Writing Languages 263

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Ethicists form an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, grappling with the moral and ethical dilemmas intrinsic to Mars colonization. Their expertise ensures that the journey to Mars is technically sound and ethically responsible, as they ponder the potential harm to Martian ecosystems and consider the broader impact on Earth.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Ethicists form an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, grappling with the moral and ethical dilemmas intrinsic to Mars colonization. Their expertise ensures that the journey to Mars is technically sound and ethically responsible, as they ponder the potential harm to Martian ecosystems and consider the broader impact on Earth.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

This potential hinges on the responsible and ethical use of AI, taught through a framework that addresses critical concerns such as bias, misinformation, and the preparation of students for a world transformed by AI. This partnership will enable teachers across Canada to offer ethical, quality AI training to their students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. These are standards that encourage awareness, diverse perspectives, critical thinking, and problem solving. The next step is to think about how you can help your students develop these same skills.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Case studies have long been heralded as an impactful and critical pedagogical approach in college classrooms. Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills. Questions are essential components of case studies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Educators are grappling — either by choice or decree — with how to incorporate digital devices, new learning standards, and more collaboration and critical thinking into the already-packed school day. So we synthesized it down to six essential qualities: mindfulness, curiosity, courage, resilience, ethics, and leadership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2023

It enhances cognitive abilities, emotional intelligence, moral and ethical development, identity formation, communication skills, social awareness, and creativity. Religious literature explores religious issues, ethics, and morality. Studying literature does not just broaden students’ horizons.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Case studies have long been heralded as an impactful and critical pedagogical approach in college classrooms. Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills. Questions are essential components of case studies.

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Questions Study Skills Evaluation 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

As a pedagogical strategy, it can be effective in reinforcing critical thinking, cooperation, creativity, and problem solving–traits that are difficult to teach but essential for students who want to become productive, happy adults. Often, it is a less stressful way to develop lifelong learners. coding a program).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we examine the significance of digital literacy skills, we’ll focus on highlighting their role in empowering students to navigate the complexities of the information age, fostering critical thinking, and preparing them for the challenges of an increasingly interconnected and technologically-driven world.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2019

Recent surveys have repeatedly found that employers want college graduates with strong soft skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration. Wallace said this his grounding in the humanities has reminded him to consider ethics in any conversation about technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They develop digital literacy, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills that are increasingly crucial in today’s workforce. Other educators, however, believe AI is simply an avenue for academic dishonesty and will harm students’ individual and critical thinking skills.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use. Their reflections revealed several critical themes. Another key insight was the broader applicability of AI in future classrooms.

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Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 114

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The study points to estimates from LinkedIn that suggest “between 2010 and 2013, the growth of liberal arts majors entering the technology industry from undergrad outpaced that of computer science and engineering majors by 10 percent.” The parallel trends are caused by a mismatch between job seekers and employers, the study argues.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use. As we look to 2024, we should aim to integrate real-world problem solving that will encourage critical thinking and collaboration at an early age.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park As described in our modern mythical tale, Jurassic Park, technology may not always lead to positive outcomes if implemented without critical thought, moral ground or inquiry. Over time, it serves as a platform for developing critical thinking skills by asking questions along the way.

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Ethics History Education Culture 147

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., We are needed to engage them and to help them develop curiosity and critical thinking skills to offset their potential AI-induced brain rot.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

There are many reasons, including concerns about taking on too much debt, interest in taking a break from formal education, or lack of clarity on what to study. Consider non-traditional pathways More than 50 percent of students either delay or choose not to attend college or university.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After all, academic research often requires deeper knowledge of a field than is typical in high school, and it involves carefully following ethical guidelines to protect research subjects from potential harm that students may not be aware of without expert guidance. “A

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. In the study, researchers noted many similarities in connective usage, but also noted that NS used the term “because” with higher frequency. Kuswoyo et al.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. distinguishing fact from opinion.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. Huang et al. 2023, 396).

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Hutson (2024) identifies the challenges of AI in education as the blurred boundaries between human and AI-generated content, the inadequacy of traditional plagiarism definitions, and the need to balance the ethical integration of AI with the preservation of critical thinking, originality, and intellectual property standards.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. A case study illustrates these principles in practice, aligning with Faculty Focus’s mission to improve teaching and student success in higher education. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

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