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15 facts about Creativity - Think Jar Collective Post. Lifelong Learning Resources | A Brief Guide to Mission to Learn. If you are new to Mission to Learn, or have simply decided to spend a bit more time exploring what is here, the posts listed on this page represent good places to start. It’s also good to know that the whole focus here is on lifelong learning. I mean that not so much in the sense of accumulating knowledge about specific topics but rather in the spirit of how we can continually learn, grow, and live the most fulfilling lives possible. You will find plenty here about specific learning resources, but you will also find general perspectives on what it means to be a lifelong learner in a hyper-connected world, how to develop and improve learning habits, and how to actually get the most out of what you have learned (which is nearly always more than you realize!)

In every day life. Naturally, you can also read more about Mission to Learn on the About page. A Definition of Learning A Definition of Learning Perspectives on Learning Learning Tools Learning Experiences The Organizational Perspective. Teaching Rigorous and Reflective Thinking. By Derek D. Turner, Connecticut College Before we can enlist faculty across the disciplines to teach critical thinking, we must decide exactly what we mean by the term. The first characteristic of an ideal critical thinker, we might say, is that he or she has excellent pattern recognition skills. The critical thinker sees that two arguments are both disjunctive syllogisms, in much the same way that most people in our culture can see, without thinking much about it, that two cars are both Toyotas. The second characteristic that distinguishes the critical thinker is vocabulary.

Third, and most important of all, becoming a rigorous and reflective thinker means adopting a certain ethical stance: habitual skepticism with respect to one's own views, a charitable attitude toward the views of others, and a recognition that getting to the bottom of things together always matters more than winning a dispute. Teaching critical thinking through writing assignments From peer editing to joint inquiry. Childrenthinking.co.uk. Discovery Education - Curiosity in the Classroom. Educator Resources | The Right Question Institute. We’ve developed this resource page to help educators deepen their understanding of the QFT and offer materials to support implementation of the strategy.

Our materials are available under a Creative Commons Sharealike license, which means you may use, adapt, revise, re-purpose, and share our materials. We ask that you reference the Right Question Institute by including “Source: rightquestion.org” on any materials you use or develop. * If you are already a member please login first to download our resources. Make Just One Change Use these resources to learn the process and how to facilitate the QFT. Experiencing the QFT This guide describes the key components of the QFT and includes a template that will allow you to experience the process. Introducing the QFT Into Your Classroom Practice This powerpoint will help you prepare for introducing your students or colleagues to the QFT.

Steps of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) & Video Guide Make Just One Change Companion Guide. Welcome to the Visual Teaching Alliance. Six...on Critical Thinking. Question Matrix | Graphic Organisers | Teaching Support.