by GDC Team | Critical Thinking
What can teachers in the case of enabling learners that struggle on a daily basis? We can’t ever put labels and preconceived notions upon such students since they struggle for different reasons. After all, many such kids are considered highly intelligent and...
by GDC Team | Critical Thinking
Different methods can reach many students who appear to be failures, and that’s what engaging classroom teaching is all about. Take the teenagers in teacher Mark Thackeray’s class in London, who won’t stop misbehaving. His class is dominated by the students’...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
The proponents of critical thinking in our history are many and diverse. From psychologists (Carl Jung) to scientists (Albert Einstein) to authors (Jack Kerouac) and more, our timeline is graced with a who’s who of critical thinkers that transformed the world in...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Resilience describes a person’s capacity for overcoming adversity. If you’re an adult you probably already have plenty of practice in doing this. For parents and teachers, resilience is hard-won after years of falling down and getting back up again. Due to our own...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
For a long time now we’ve talked about how important critical thinking skills are for today’s learners (and for everyone) to build on. Every educator knows how crucial it is to cultivate them in our classrooms and indeed throughout our whole lives. But...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Are your learners fostering their independent thinking abilities? Have them periodically ask themselves these 10 questions. You’re a teacher. You’re not only committed to being a different kind of teacher, but you have told your learners that you will be different...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Many great educators have said many great things about the importance of lifelong learning skills. John Dewey, however, probably said it best: “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Educators want their learners to succeed both...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
We talk to many educators in our travels. Everywhere we go, we ask what they feel are the most important skills for modern learners. Teachers, school leaders, and educators of all kinds have many shared goals. No matter where they hail from, one of the most common...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
“Whether teaching second-graders or high school sophomores, educators today require specific skills and temperament to face the unique set of circumstances in the modern classroom.” via Edudemic What are the most important modern teaching skills...
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Most of us at one time or another have made assumptions about something. Incorrect assumptions can hamper our progress as teachers. More importantly, it can hamper the progress of our learners. We must realize it’s safe to think differently about...
