Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. This best-selling book:
Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap
Gives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all students
Empowers students to tackle 21st-century problems
Teaches students how to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplace
Colin Seale, a teacher-turned- attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels. Individual chapters address underachievement, the value of nuance, evidence-based reasoning, social-emotional learning, equitable education, and leveraging families to close the critical thinking gap. In addition to offering examples for Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies, this timely, updated second edition adds a variety of new examples and applications for Physical Education, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, and Career and Technical Education.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Professional Practice & Development
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24 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 28 s/w Abbildungen
24 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
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978-1-032-74227-4 (9781032742274)
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Colin Seale is an educator, attorney, and critical thinking expert. He founded thinkLaw, an award-winning organization, to help educators leverage inquiry-based instructional strategies that can close the critical thinking gap and ensure they teach and reach all students. Follow Colin on X (formerly Twitter) at @ColinESeale.
Introduction Part I: Closing the Critical Thinking Gap 1. The Autobiography of a Recovering Underachiever 2. Defining Critical Thinking 3. The Critical Thinking Gap Part II: Thinking Like a Lawyer 4. A Critical Thinking Revolution 5. Introduction to thinkLaw 6. Analysis From Multiple Perspectives 7. The Power of Analysis from Multiple Perspectives 8. Mistake Analysis 9. Investigation and Discovery 10. Settlement and Negotiation 11. Competition Part III: Practical Considerations for a Critical Thinking Revolution 12. Making thinkLaw Work 13. Avoiding Engagement for Engagement's Sake 14. Critical Thinking: Classroom Management's Secret Weapon 15. Beyond Test Prep: Hacking the "Big Test" 16. Leveraging Families to Unleash Critical Thinking Potential Conclusion: Future-Proofing Students with Critical Thinking
