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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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How AI can unleash student curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking

eSchool News

Key points: Teachers must accept that there’s no putting the AI genie back in the bottle How much AI is too much? Then there is the world of education, where teachers like me are watching AI completely change the way students learn. This allows teachers to maximize student curiosity without exhausting their time and energy.

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Infusing PBL with edtech to enhance collaboration, critical thinking

eSchool News

With advances in digital tools, many teachers are finding that using edtech tools in PBL enhances projects by providing direct access to greater sources of information and by allowing students to collaborate more easily. These tools can significantly improve project outcomes by enhancing communication, critical thinking, and innovations.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. To make real gains, teachers need to address the underlying problem: the critical thinking gap. These five critical thinking strategies can help. Why focus on critical thinking?

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4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking

eSchool News

It all begins by making four simple shifts towards deeper inquiry: Curiosity: If we want to foster student curiosity, teachers will first need to step away from the idea that our job is to tell students how they are “supposed” to do something. Instead, we want to encourage students to be thinkers and problem solvers.

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Shifting from Teacher Generated Review to Student-Generated Review

Catlin Tucker

It is also a cognitively challenging task since it requires thinking about the key concepts in a unit or learning cycle and producing a collection of questions to guide students in recalling information and developing a deeper understanding of the material. Teachers can build feedback loops into the process of designing review materials.

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Teacher Engagement Part I: Understanging Cognitive Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? What causes teachers to invest their mental energy and time resources in a task? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? Teachers as Architects of Learning Experiences.