Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Engagement
Here are this week’s Friday Four (+1) interesting articles/blog posts/web resources I ran across that you might find interesting.
- Nice blog post from a colleague who attended a Professional Development conference by The Critical Thinking Consortium.
- The case for collaboration and connected networks on the Connected Principals Blog. I have been wanting to create a PLN for folks at LC….now may be the time to get it going….who wants in? Let me know.
- Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement. Piece on the Edutopia website that provides practical tips for teachers of all disciplines.
- Scripted Creation Isn’t Creation, It’s Assembly. Blog post by 21st Century Educator for anybody who uses student projects in their classes.
- Getting Specific about Critical Thinking. Nice piece on the Education Week website that explores what it means to teach “critical thinking” in the classroom.