Critical Thinking

Question stems can be used as thinking prompts for class discussions, prompting, and various forms of assessment.

This week we’ve focused on critical thinking using the model developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. By now you’re probably excited about the incredible potential that these …

Spread the loveTeaching students to think critically is an ongoing process. Along the way, you will learn many tricks of the trade and find plenty of resources that make your job a little easier. While researching another article, I found this amazing graphic that lists 6 critical questions that students can ask when someone has something to say or while they are reading. I hope this helps.

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'DARVO' is a pattern of response that may appear when a wrong-doer tries to paint themselves as the innocent party.

Critical thinking flowcharts like these 5 beauties make explaining and understanding critical thinking processes easy as you please. Try them out with your learners.

Critical thinking is a goal-directed process of approaching and evaluating problems, drawing on a number of different skills.

What does critical thinking look like? Educators widely agree that critical thinking skills are key to student learning and achievement. However, when it comes to actually defining those skills and systematically teaching them, it's not always straightforward. For the last 16 years, Mentoring Minds has worked to integrate critical thinking into instruction with every resource that...

Critical thinking questions include, 'Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?"