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E2BN - The East of England Broadband Network. Put on Six Thinking Hats. Develop Critical and Creative Thinking Skills: Put on Six Thinking Hats® McAleer, F. F. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership (a publication of the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, PASCD). Fall, 2006. Franny F. McAleer Indiana University of Pennsylvania “PUT ON YOUR THINKING HAT!” Thinking is the foundation for listening, speaking, reading and writing. Six Thinking Hats® is an internationally recognized tool to teach thinking in all content areas. “The teachers and students were captivated and involved with the Six Hats®. Teresa Davis, Coordinator of Gifted Services, Peoria Unified School District, Phoenix, AZ The impact of Six Hats® and stories from teachers and educational leaders who use them will be the focus of this journal article.

The Six Hats® are described in this section and provide a basis for learning and applying them to your curriculum. FACTS, INFORMATION, DATA, RESEARCH NEEDED. FEELINGS, HUNCHES, EMOTIONS, INTUITION. CAUTION, RISKS, JUDGMENT. Share My Lesson - Free K-12 Resources By Teachers, For Teachers. Collect the best of the web. We are excited to share some big news: Snip.it has been acquired by Yahoo!. For the past year and a half, we've worked tirelessly as a team to build the best social news platform on the web.

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We are so grateful for all of your support. Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map. Planboard - Online Lesson Planning Site. Lesson Ideas. These lesson plans were perhaps the most popular activity for last year's Digital Learning Day. The links provide a ready-made activity that you can use with your students on Digital Learning Day and beyond. You will see that each lesson includes a full lesson plan and a short video introduction from the Digital Learning Day teacher who submitted the lesson. If you plan to use a lesson on Digital Learning Day in your classroom or school, make sure to add this activity to our map. Visit the toolkits for more lesson plans, tools to use, and tips from teachers in specific areas! I Am Malala In this innovative lesson plan, students explore the power of social media in calling for change, while also improving their understanding of various cultures and social issues that impact other parts of the world.

Video Introduction Lesson Plan Activity Rubric Inquiry-Based Research This great lesson has students practice online research skills by playing timed trivia games. Video Lesson Plan.