by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | 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 | Social Media
Social media will increasingly pervade the digital classrooms of today and likely those of tomorrow. Because of this, savvy teachers are pondering its implications and, most of all, its lasting effects on learning. They are also striving to find the most constructive... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
Independent critical thinking skills are among the top skills educators strive to give to their students. That’s because when we succeed at getting learners thinking independently, we’ve given them a gift for life. Once school is over they can then go into... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Everybody needs a hobby, so it’s said. But even if you’re busy enough as it is (and what teacher and student isn’t), you can still benefit from exploring this list of creative hobbies for building critical thinking skills. Some of them you may... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
At one time or another we have all engaged in poor thinking habits. After all, nobody’s perfect and neither is anybody’s thinking. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t get better at it and start thinking more critically. It’s worth our... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
The use of learning reflections in a classroom is a powerful practice for any modern learner. Students are usually frank and honest in their assessment of their own performance and that of their peers. Encouraging learner reflections and self-assessment practices can... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
How do we know when our learners are thinking critically? Critical thinking assessment can be tricky to perform because it encompasses such broad skills. However, we can begin to assess critical thinking by breaking it down into more basic components, and then... 
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
Improving critical thinking skills is a life study, and one that’s definitely worth pursuing. Thinking critically is the pinnacle of the accumulation of knowledge and experience. The question is, how can we continue improving critical thinking skills long after... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Ever since we launched our newly updated resources section on Wabisabi Learning, the response has been amazing. By far, our most sought-after download to date has been the free Critical Thinking Skills Cheatsheet, and many educators all over the world are using it in...