Description
What is critical thinking, and how can you help your students develop the skills they need to utilize it in a meaningful way? Join Lisa Van Gemert, former teacher, administrator, and Youth Ambassador for Mensa to learn the basics of critical thinking theory and practical applications to increase critical thinking in your classroom.
In this 1-hour course you will discover:
- How to define critical thinking in the classroom
- Applications and tools to increase critical thinking in your classroom
- The basic theories behind critical thinking in the classroom, and how to utilize them
Stephanie – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Lots of good ideas for how to increase the critical thinking in the class. I would have liked some more math based ideas though.
Angela – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Van Gemert shares ouch simple strategies and techniques. They are “classroom ready” for you to try with your own students. Not overwhelming, but supportive.
Gary – IRONTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
tom – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
A very good, short, and concise course that was easy to follow and directly to the point.
Diana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
We need more trainings based on critical thinking.
Blanca Nelly – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and helpful in understanding on how to use critical thinking skills in the classroom
Kenneth – BRAZOSPORT ISD (verified owner) –
Quick and simple
Jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Samantha – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Nice overview of the topic
Antoinett – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
This is a good introduction of how to engage students in critical thinking. It gave good practical application examples that can be used in the classroom right now.
jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
ineresting
Kimberly – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Easy to understand and at your own pace.
Patricia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Information is useful and an area most teachers need to practice and improve. Actual techniques are given to try in the classroom. The presenter has a pleasant voice.
Casandra – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I think this had a lot of good strategies.
Fernando – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great strategies to put into play right away
Laura – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you for the great ideas!
Roxanna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great presentation and research to back it up
Cecilia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The strategies for implementing in the classroom can help improve students’ critical thinking skills.
Ernesto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome! I truly feel I learned new and relevant teaching tools in which I plan to implement in my classroom.
Kelsey – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative in regards to critical thinking, and provides many different ideas and insight on bringing critical thinking into the classroom more frequently.
Matthew – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Another course that is a good refresher. This is easy to discuss but difficult to implement, as time is a factor in being good at it.
Esmeralda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting information
Priscilla – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Ashley – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Armandina – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Cecilia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Bonnie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Enlightening
Veronica – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with a better understanding of critical thinking.
Sonia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Good presentation
Donna Kay – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative. I learned the value of wait time 2
Johnny – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I found the questioning techniques in the course useful to improve my classroom questioning.
Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful.
Courtney – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative!
Alejandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Patricia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I found this helpful and it allowed me to have a deeper understanding of critical thinking and how I can promote this in the classroom.
Rachel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Ricardo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Direct and to the point.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
An excellent course!
Robert – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter is personable and clear in communicating the different concepts tied to critical thinking.
Laura – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Sylvia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I was able to get practices that I can use in my classroom.
Israel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Reflective questions were difficult to understand.
Belen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and provides great examples of how teachers can do better at developing critical thinking questions for their students.
Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Angela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Amir – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Erik – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was well-done
Enebeth – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great explanation of the content.