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Shifting from Time-consuming Teacher-led Workflows to Sustainable Student-led Workflows

Catlin Tucker

Workflow Shift #1 From Transfer of Information to Student Discovery Workflow Shift #2 From Whole Group Teacher-led to Small-group Student-led Discussion Workflow Shift #3 From Reading as Solitary Endeavor to Reading for Connection Workflow Shift #4 From an Audience of One to an Authentic Audience Workflow Shift #5 From Teacher Created to Student-Generated (..)

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Let’s practice two-digit addition. Read these passages for fluency. ” Students who are skilled in metacognition are able to recognize how well they understand a concept, where they need extra help or support, and how to apply and adjust learning strategies.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Lets practice two-digit addition. Read these passages for fluency. On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. Review the parts of the cell.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

reading an article, watching a video, listening to a podcast) Conducing online research Engaging in online discussions Practicing and applying Collaborating with classmates around shared tasks Reflecting and engaging in metacognitive skill building Completing a complex task (e.g., Consuming new information (e.g.,

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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

Reading Comprehension: Before reading a story, ask students to look at the cover and think about the visual details on the cover, make predictions about what they think the story will be about, and capture their wondering about the story they are about to read.