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Helpful professional articles that explore a range of issues related to understanding, implementing and assessing thinking.

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Critical, creative and collaborative thinking: A three-sided coin?

Critical, creative and collaborative thinking: A three-sided coin?

Beate Plance and Roland Case describe four ways to fortify widely used “thinking” activities to better support 3C thinking among educators and students.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
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Engagement in learning: Finding the depth beyond diligence

Engagement in learning: Finding the depth beyond diligence

Bruce Beairsto discusses the active student engagement required for learning that will help students thrive in the modern world.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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From “finding out” to “thinking about”: Changing research assignments into critical challenges

From “finding out” to “thinking about”: Changing research assignments into critical challenges

Patricia Finlay shares her experiences as a teacher-librarian who shifted from teaching traditional research skills to supporting students with information problem solving.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Does project-based learning teach critical thinking?

Does project-based learning teach critical thinking?

In this article from the Buck Institute for Education, John Mergendoller explores the link between project-based learning and critical thinking.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The unfortunate consequences of Bloom’s taxonomy

The unfortunate consequences of Bloom’s taxonomy

Roland Case discusses major flaws in popular interpretations of Bloom’s taxonomy and suggests three principles for effectively promoting critical thinking in all student tasks.
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Developing critically thoughtful, media-rich lessons in science: Process and product

Developing critically thoughtful, media-rich lessons in science: Process and product

Philip Balcaen describes a collaborative e-learning approach to professional development and a conceptual framework to support the teaching of critical thinking in science.
Subjects: Science, Professional Learning
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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