Teacher Tipline • 3 min Read Scaffolding: Getting Started Scaffolding supports student success by providing purpose, explaining expectations, increasing independence, and motivating mastery. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 5 min Read Using Integration to Increase Engagement Looking for ways to engage students and deepen their understanding? Integrating the curriculum is one way to actively engage students in learning and extend their thinking skills. Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 6 min Read Critical Thinking Is the Key to Student Achievement How can we impact student achievement? Learning standards tell us critical thinking is an integral part of the answer to this question. Explore four keys to impact achievement with critical thinking. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 5 min Read Trauma-Informed Teaching through Interest- and Choice-Based Learning About 50 percent of kids in school have experienced some form of trauma, according to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). As… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 9 min Read 7 Tips for Weaving SEL into Everyday Instruction SEL skills are strongly linked with academic achievement and improved participation in school, work, and life. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 7 min Read Creating a Thinking Culture on Your Campus Now more than ever, educators are tapping into new skills and technology to promote student growth and help them develop… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 5 min Read Educators Go the Distance Educators are going the distance to keep learning moving onward and to build connections while maintaining a high standard of… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 4 min Read Navigating Crises with Critical Thinking The ability to think critically is essential during these challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic can have far-reaching effects on us… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 6 min Read ThinkUp! Curriculum and the Four Cs In 21st-century learning, students have almost unlimited access to information. Yet many students seemingly lack the skills to benefit from… Read More 0
School Leadership • 11 min Read How Might Principals Model the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™? During the years I served as a principal, I remember how important it was to engage students in thinking critically…. Read More 0
School Leadership • 2 min Read How Principals Can Self-Monitor Support for the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ We can all agree it is essential that school leaders focus on building effectiveness among their teachers. However, it is… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 4 min Read Feedback that Strengthens Student Engagement Students need to know what they must do to be successful, so they can repeat similar behavior or learn from… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 2 min Read How Teachers Can Self-Monitor Their Support for the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ For students to unlock their potential as learners and become leaders of tomorrow, they must learn to think critically. Students… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 4 min Read Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking Critical thinking is a skill that can and should be taught and practiced within the context of standards-based instruction. The… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 4 min Read Adapt: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking Helping students understand they can actually control the quality of their thinking is crucial for being successful in school and… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Collaborate: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking As your students become more familiar with what critical thinking is and how the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ support… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Create: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking Thank you for following our series about the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ and how each trait contributes to the… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Examine: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking The primary goals of this series are to help students to become mindful of their thinking and to support teachers… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Strive: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking Once again, we’d like to thank you for following our series about 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™. We hope you’ve… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 4 min Read Reflect: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking We’re glad you’re taking the time to learn how to help your students understand the value of the 9 Traits… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 2 min Read Reflection on and Evaluation of the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ Mentoring Minds identified the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ to foster high-quality, disciplined thinking. Students can learn to become stronger… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Communicate: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking By now, we hope your students are becoming more familiar with what critical thinking is and how to use the… Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Inquire: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking With just a few more traits to explore, we proceed with our series about the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™…. Read More 0
Critical Thinking • 3 min Read Link: Learning and Growing with the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking At this point in the series, we hope you are comfortable integrating the 9 Traits of Critical Thinking™ into your… Read More 0
School Leadership • 2 min Read How Do You Define Critical Thinking? What does critical thinking look like? Educators widely agree that critical thinking skills are key to student learning and achievement…. Read More 0
School Leadership • 4 min Read 9 Traits of Critical Thinking The need for critical thinking and problem-solving skills in our schools is not denied by educators. Today, where new knowledge… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read The How, Who, Where, and When of Project-Based Learning Let’s continue our exploration of Project-Based Learning by looking at the who, where, when, and how of PBL. (Take a… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 6 min Read How to Help Students Ask Great Questions Often students are pushed to develop questions on the spot, with little to no framework. Unsurprisingly, this often leads to… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 3 min Read The Magic of Wrong Answers Of course, no one wants to get an answer wrong. However, when a student comes up with a response that… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 3 min Read How to Engage Elementary Students with Project-Based Learning A fifth-grade class is hard at work. Posted on the board is the question the students plan to answer: How… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 2 min Read 2 Thinking Frameworks: Bloom’s Plus DOK Infographic Critical thinking frameworks can be a huge help for teachers as they lesson plan, but knowing which one to use… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 5 min Read 4 Keys to Boost Student Questioning “Does anyone have any questions?” Silence fills the room. The teacher waits the customary three seconds and then moves on… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 2 min Read Practical Ways to Use Taxonomies like Bloom’s and SOLO Thinking frameworks help teachers analyze the various levels of student thinking that are present in lessons, tasks, and assessments. Knowing… Read More 0
Everything ELA • 5 min Read Act III of Close Reading: What the Text Means In Act II of close reading, your students examined how the text works. Now it’s time to raise the curtain… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read Beyond “Sit and Get”: Four Classroom Strategies for Integrating Critical Thinking and Kinesthetic Learning There was a time when teacher-centered learning, or “sit and get,” was the classroom norm: the teacher would stand in… Read More 0
Everything ELA • 6 min Read How to Design Questions for Deep Understanding in Close Reading This article is third in a series exploring how to approach close reading. If you’d like, go back and read… Read More 0
School Leadership • 2 min Read 3 Essential College and Career-Ready Skill Sets Your school may have a well-designed approach for integrating college and career-readiness standards into all subject areas with vertical alignment… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read Resource Roundup: Critical Thinking As educators, we have a common goal: get our students to think outside of the box. We know when students… Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read Celebrating Individual Students in Your Classroom If you establish a classroom culture in which your students feel not only welcome but also wanted, then you will have an environment far more conducive to facilitating learning. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 2 min Read Student Infographics If you’re looking for ways to develop a more creative curriculum for the coming school year, consider challenging students to design infographics. Read More 1
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read Personalizing Project-Based Learning for Your Classroom There are ways to ensure not only that project-based learning is appropriately rigorous for today’s standards, but also that it engages each individual student. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 4 min Read Critical Thinking is a Key for Increasing Student Engagement Motivating students to become active participants in their own education is often a difficult task. Read More 0
Teacher Tipline • 2 min Read Five Steps for Setting Student Goals As the second half of the school year draws near, it’s the perfect time to assess how far your students… Read More 12
