Critical Thinking

Nine out of ten people admit to daydreaming in meetings. Seventy-three percent do other work. That’s because most meetings are poorly designed. How do you improve the situation? By applying design thinking principles. Start with empathy, by asking what attendees should get out of the gathering? Next, set a frame, or purpose and desired outcome, for the meeting. Then think creatively about how best to achieve those goals. And, finally, test-drive your plan with attendees and tweak it based on their feedback.

Design thinking can be a powerful creative framework for product managers, helping them come up with great insights. Let us show you why.

Three middle school projects—in English, math, and history—use computational thinking skills to address social justice topics.

When you think of ‘cybersecurity’, many of us automatically think of the business’s IT department, slaving away in hoodies in front of their laptops,

It turns out there's a perfect amount of coffee to drink, and it's more than you think.

Design Thinking is a 5-step process to come up with meaningful ideas that solve real problems for a particular group of people. The process is taught in top...

It's easier than you think.

Introduction When you think about it, defining thinking is harder than you think. And getting students to think hard is even harder. Think back to when you last had to build something and yo…

What we are losing amidst all the craze for collaboration is the ability to think--deeply and alone.

With 3D printers growing in size, and plans afoot to replicate skin tissue and organs, this technology is set to spring more surprises

This intro to design thinking class will help you develop a common language and understanding of design thinking across your organization. Enroll today!

Given the growing use of computing, algorithms and data in all fields from the humanities to medicine to business, it’s becoming increasingly important for students to understand the basics of computer science (CS). So how can teachers start introducing computational thinking in early school curriculum?

Are today's students impatient to solve problems without enough thought? Curtis Chandler says "brain stretchers" can get them to slow down and think critically.

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Edutopia community manager Betty Ray presents a simple yet elegant strategy to bring real-world thinking into the classroom.

A chapter-by-chapter analysis of Kahneman's text with a focus on the replication crisis, clarifying which findings remain solid and which have not held up to scrutiny.

Learn how Minecraft Education empowers leadership in the classroom and after school. Elevate digital literacy and critical thinking skills with Minecraft Education.

Take Action To Make A Measurable Difference To An Energy, Environmental Or Food Problem Facing The World! Students take action from grassroots to global, on an energy, environment or food-related issue of their choice. By starting small with things they can actually do, they measure the difference they made, and scale it up, ultimately connecting it to global issues. They 'sell' their action and issue with an ad campaign, using their own pictures, clips and infographics as well as their online research. This manageable, playful project engages students and gives them the skills and initiative to take action and make a real difference. A great time to kick off the Take Action Project is on Earth Day – April 22nd. There will be all kinds of news around actions to take at this time of year and can sync up nicely with an Open House. This project is designed to have a structure compatible with implementing PBL in the classroom. NextLesson projects include certain key components that facilitate an authentic PBL experience.

How Is A Spacecraft Engineered To Safely Land On The Moon? Exploration provides the foundation of our knowledge, technology, resources, and inspiration. It seeks answers to fundamental questions about our existence, responds to recent discoveries and puts in place revolutionary techniques and capabilities to inspire our nation, the world and the next generation. Landing safely and learning to live on the Moon or other planetary bodies would give us a head start in exploring Mars and other destinations in the solar system. In this project, students assume the role of NASA aerospace engineers, using the engineering design process to learn steps for designing, creating, and improving equipment. They design and build a shock-absorbing system that protect two marshmallow “astronauts” when they land. By doing so, they come to understand some of the challenges of lunar landings. This project is designed to have a structure compatible with implementing PBL in the classroom. NextLesson projects include certain key components that facilitate an authentic PBL experience.

How students process information is at least as important as how teachers deliver it.