AI Won’t Destroy Critical Thinking—Unless Leaders Allow It To Happen

Leaders who decry the demise of critical thinking often fail to nurture atmospheres that encourage it or even model it ...
Education Week

Yes, We Can Define, Teach, and Assess Critical Thinking Skills

While the idea of teaching critical thinking has been bandied around in education circles since at least the time of John Dewey, it has taken greater prominence in the education debates with the ...
EdSurge

When Machines Think, Human Thinking Must Go Higher

Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a familiar prompt, one we have returned to countless times over the past decade. This time felt ...
Education Week

Critically Thinking About Critical Thinking

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...
Psychology Today

What Do We Mean by "Thinking?"

The brilliant team at Radiolab have just released a new show. It's called Words, and you can listen to the podcast here. There is also a quite wonderful accompanying video. I had the pleasure of ...
Psychology Today

What Do We Mean by "Thinking?"

The brilliant team at Radiolab have just released a new show. It's called Words, and you can listen to the podcast here. There is also a quite wonderful accompanying video. I had the pleasure of ...