by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Negative thoughts happen to us all. Everybody needs inspiration and encouragement when times get tough, and our learners are no different. How can caring educators fix negative thoughts students think and give them the tools to break through distress? Student life can... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Critical thinking resources are something every learner and teacher should have in their toolbox. They can be for creating questions, or forging pathways, or discovering new ideas and more. Most of all, they are for developing one of the most crucial sets of skills... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Don’t you just love it when people who aren’t teachers tell you how easy teaching is? At any given time, a teacher’s brain is full to capacity with stuff we can’t even imagine. From ABCs and 123s to professional development and beyond,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
What can teachers do to shift learning responsibilities to learners? Teachers may be observing the phenomenon wherein students become less engaged in the learning process. Certainly this can occur in environments with a rigid curriculum. Without intervention, this... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Team building games offer students fun opportunities to hone critical skills for success in the modern workplace. Students (and future employees!) that value teamwork are more motivated and creative. They’re also better at problem solving and communicating with... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Your classroom is your temple of learning, and within its walls sage classroom wisdom abounds. In this haven, your young pupils learn the paths of critical thinking and lifelong learning. Here they attain the skills that serve them faithfully long after they’ve... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Question stems are more than just for leading to answers—they are the pathways to developing exceptional critical thiking skills. When we ask an essential question to our learners, we also incorporate “herding” questions throughout the journey. These are... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
How would you like to become a better critical thinker? Would you like the same for your students? Sure you would—we all want these things. However, how we go about it needs to be more of a discipline than a mere goal. Lifelong learning is made possible by being a... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Educational technology, or edtech, has revolutionized the classroom by improving learning efficiency and efficacy. Used wisely, edtech strategies help students develop vital critical thinking skills, and can change the paradigms of education. Here are eight specific... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the original article featuring critical thinking tools aligned with the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Fostering critical thinking skills is always a challenge in teaching. Educators still honor Bloom’s Taxonomy as...