by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Life is very simple, Einstein said once, but the problem is that we insist on complicating it. The same can often be said about learning. However, learning doesn’t have to be complicated but it does have to be engaging. All you need to do is begin with creative... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Teaching critical thinking skills is a necessity with our students because they’re crucial skills for living life. As such, every teacher is looking for interesting ways to integrate it into classrooms. But what exactly are critical thinking skills, and what are... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
What is critical thinking? How can I foster it in my students and staff? What does it look like when it’s being done right? What are some of the best critical thinking definitions I can find? Sometimes the best understanding comes by observing. What we’ve done is... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
If you’re teaching your learners to develop their critical thinking skills (you are, aren’t you?), they could likely use some visual aids to guide them. That said, we’ve looked around and found some pretty useful critical thinking flowcharts that we... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Critical thinking resources are something every learner and teacher should have in their toolboesx. 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
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
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 studemts? 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...