Critical thinking (CT) is key to any meaningful use of AI in education. In fact, CT matters with or without AI, but once AI ...

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Critical thinking, not rote memorization, is vital for children's development, as highlighted by Elon Musk. Research shows that fostering curiosity, play, and exploration significantly boosts ...

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. What we hear about less, however, are the most effective techniques for teaching those skills and ...

The SchoolWide Lab middle school curriculum units are anchored in phenomena, aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS), and purposefully integrate Computational Thinking (CT). To date, ...

What is “design thinking,” and why does it belong in America’s classrooms? Actually, as cognitive scientist Lindsay Portnoy explains in this post, many teachers are already using design thinking but ...

Teacher Appreciation Week provides an opportunity for all of us to pause and think about the many ways that educators have made, and continue to make, important contributions to our learning and to ...

On a Tuesday at the end of last semester, I asked my first-year writing class how they were using AI in their courses. One of ...