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5 of the Best Practices for Improving Critical Thinking Skills
Improving critical thinking skills is a life study and one that's definitely worth pursuing. How can we continue improving on these skills once we have them? Check out these suggestions.
5 Terrific Inquiry-Based Learning Examples
Inquiry-based learning is easily adapted for any age group and for any type of learner. After exploring different activities, we’ve compiled five of the most creative and effective.
12 Solid Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills
Teaching critical thinking skills is crucial, but what exactly are these skills, and what are some of the best strategies teachers can use for teaching them?
The Most Useful Critical Thinking Mental Models to Know About
Learning how to think critically remains one of the most beneficial skills we can impart to our learners. There are many ways to model it as well, as you'll discover in this article.
7 Limited Thinking Habits to Fix For Thinking More Critically
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. Here’s how to do it by fixing how we think.
The 8 Best Ways of Teaching Creatively That Never Fail
Creativity is a skill that can be learned by anyone, and one of the best ways to model creative potential for our learners is through the inspiring practice of teaching creatively.
The Most Beneficial Lifelong Learning Skills to Have and Why
The list of beneficial lifelong learning skills one can have is broad and diverse, and it pays to develop them constantly. Here are 10 to place your focus on, and why they matter.
10 of the Best Growth Mindset Activities for Young Learners
No matter if you're doing them at home or in the classroom, these exercises provide enjoyable and stimulating avenues for learning the growth mindset in the younger years.
How Learning a Growth Mindset Benefits Our Kids
What exactly are the advantages the growth mindset education can provide our learners with throughout their lives?
6 Benefits of Critical Thinking and Why They Matter
There is much that has been said in praise of critical thinking, but what are the advantages of engaging in it? That’s what we hope to address in this post.
The Growth Mindset Choice: 10 Fixed Mindset Examples We Can Change
Transforming the fixed mindset examples like the ones we'll be discussing in this article take more than belief—they require effort, focus, and determination to turn around. Here’s how to do it.
10 Great Critical Thinking Activities That Engage Your Learners
How can learners own their learning with critical thinking activities they’ll really love? We’ve got some ideas—here are some compelling critical thinking activities that you can do with your learners.
7 Critical Thinking Barriers and How to Overcome Them
Teachers must recognize the barriers and challenges accompanied by teaching critical thinking skills. This article will explore seven common critical thinking barriers and how to effectively get around them.
10 Self-Directed Learning Questions Every Learner Can Use
This framework features 10 in-depth learning questions learners can apply to their own self-directed learning pursuits.