8 Strategies to Boost Critical Thinking
As we strive to prepare our students for an ever-evolving world, prioritizing the cultivation of critical thinking skills is a powerful step toward their success and empowerment.
How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, and Transfer Learning
John Hattie’s body of work suggests that surface learning is the foundation for deeper learning, transfer learning is crucial for success in the real world, and deeper learning is facilitated through inquiry teaching.
Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning
Getting students to learn more deeply requires their cognitive engagement and that rarely comes without them being interested. Capturing the imagination of students can take many forms and I would argue that all of them brush up against the power of questions waiting to be answered.
PBL Or Direct/Explicit Instruction, What Works?
PBL Or Direct/Explicit Instruction, What Works? by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education One of my favorite things about leading ThoughtStretchers Education is that I get to host The ThoughtStretchers Podcast (formerly The TeachThought Podcast). On our...
3 Questions To Help Make ‘Deeper Learning’ Work
3 Questions To Help Make ‘Deeper Learning’ Work by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education As our home state of Kentucky embarks on a major initiative to provide more and better ‘deeper learning’ experiences for students...
We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How
We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How by Drew Perkins, Director of ThoughtStretchers Education How can we identify a democratically ideal set of principles to help us grow a culture of conversation? In my 15 years as a K-12 teacher, I rarely found...
ThoughtStretchers Education
- The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: Growing Identity, Agency, & Purpose With The QUESTion Project
- We’re Now ThoughtStretchers Education!
- The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: Curiosity Lessons From Mr. Rogers
- The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: Why Civility in Hard Conversations Is Important
- The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 342 Practically Rethinking School
