by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Uncategorized
Everywhere we go in the world, we ask teachers what they feel are the most important skills for modern learners. Teachers, school leaders, and educators of all kinds have many shared goals. However, no matter where they hail from, one of the most common among them is... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
How do we know when our learners are thinking critically? Critical thinking assessment can be tricky to perform as it encompasses such a broad area of 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
Learning how to think critically is not easy; otherwise, everyone would do it. However, it remains one of the most beneficial skills we can impart to our as teachers. There are many ways to model it as well, as you’ll discover below. Today we’re... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
A benefit of critical thinking strategies is a quickly developing independent thinking. Busy teachers and administrators want to make their jobs more effective in a shorter time span. We want our students to think critically and create great solutions. We want to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
Teachers strive to help learners find their own answers by doing one thing—giving them the skills to do so. Although this seems like a tall order, in reality it’s simpler than you think. Part of it resides in ensuring students know they have options for this.... 
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 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...