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A summary for my
Researching Journal
Article about:
A growing body of research over the past several
decades indicates that teaching students how to
be better thinkers is a great way to support them
to be more successful at school and beyond.
In the book,Teaching Students to Drive Their
Brains, Dr. Wilson shares research and many
motivational strategies, activities, and lesson
ideas that assist students to think at higher levels.
Five key strategies from the book are as follows:
1-Facilitate conversation about why it is important
to think critically at school and in other contexts
of life. Ideally, every student will have a
contribution to make to the discussion over time.
2-Begin teaching thinking skills early in the school
year and as a daily part of class.
3-As this instruction begins, introduce students to
the concept of brain plasticity and how their
brilliant brains change during thinking and
learning. This can be highly motivational for
students who do not yet believe they are good
thinkers!
4-Explicitly teach students to use thinking skills.
5-Facilitate student understanding of how the
thinking skills they are learning relate to their
lives at school and in other contexts.
Below are two lessons that support critical
thinking, which can be defined as the objective
analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to
form a judgment.
What ethical connections you make to the quote?
1-… from the point of view of the Native Americans?
2-… from the point of view of the settlers?
3-How can you apply this quote to your life?
4-How does your life might change as a result?
For example, here is what each
student in the economist group
wrote:
Student 1
critical-thinking skill:
Point of View
When U.S.A. invaded Mexico for land and won,
Mexico ended up losing income from the
settlements of Jose de Escandon. The U.S.A.
thought that they were gaining possible tradable
land, while Mexico thought that they were losing
precious land and resources.
This was the first time that students had ever used
the occupations technique. Mrs. Dahl was
astonished at how many times the kids used these
critical skills in other areas moving forward.
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