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Resources to promote critical thinking, higher level questioning skills, rigor in instruction.
Updated on Sep 03, 15
Created on Jun 21, 09
Category: Schools & Education
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Nancy Blair's List: Critical Thinking and Questioning
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Mar 16, 15
Infographic with elements of critical thinking depicted in a brain.
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Nov 13, 14
a list of questions teachers can use with students to help them reflect on their learning. They are categorized as: backward-looking, inward-looking, outward-looking, and forward-looking.
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Jun 11, 14
Article about deeper learning and the impact on education.
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Feb 06, 14
Information on asking good questions.
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Feb 03, 14
Description of the Salient 5 developed by Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland). They advocate the use of verbal discourse, questioning, collaborative practice, common formative assessment, and technological expression and delivery.
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Jan 22, 14
Links to critical thinking resources; compiled by Edutopia.
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Jul 28, 13
Article that discusses alternatives to whole class discussion.
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Jun 28, 13
Shows category from Bloom's, Memory and Reasoning Objectives, and Type of Questioning (Convergent/Divergent)
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Jan 12, 10
Article that includes responses to common objections to using student-centered instruction (and cooperative learning).
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Dec 01, 12
An article from Edutopia that shares an example of the deBono PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) brainstorming model to “enhance critical appraisal of any subject.”
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Nov 26, 12
Links to graphic organizers and tools for deepening thinking.
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Nov 11, 12
Nice list of techniques to improve questioning skills.
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Nov 06, 12
A treasure trove of links to critical thinking resources on the web.
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Sep 09, 12
Grant Wiggins shares a lengthy post about “ubiquitous lack of thought on the part of otherwise educated adults.” He makes several salient points about “schooling.” Ultimately, he makes the point, “our students can only be thoughtful if you model thoughtful questioning of the content and if the curriculum makes them thoughtfully probe the content and its meaning, not just learn it.” Well worth reading…might make an interesting discussion with teachers.
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Sep 07, 12
Photos with questions superimposed on the image; good for journalingor discussion.
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Aug 17, 12
A short post that urges teachers to encourage student questions to “uncover” and “discover” instead of just “cover” material.
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