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The 8 Elements of Critical Thinking

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Critical thinking! This visual is inspired by Elesapiens work What is critical thinking? I like to think of critical thinking as an analytic framework, a conceptual structure that weaves together a set of interconnected thinking skills and reasoning abilities.

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

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Encourage students to voice their opinions and be argumentative all while being ethical, maintaining decorum and respecting each other’s views. This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

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The purpose is to help students develop their critical thinking skills to use across the curriculum. Through critically assessing primary source documents, students get to develop a keen eye for details and learn how to express their own perspectives and become engaged citizens.

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