November 2009

{"id":3053,"title":"Education should evolve with job market","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Emirates Business 24/7</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Zeid said <strong>critical thinking</strong>, problem solving and communication skills are particularly important in a knowledge economy and in the context of a globalised ... <a href=\"http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/12/Pages/30112009/12012009_f63dc1d2efc24595a4761e54219e25ee.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3054,"title":"Academy strives to teach students self sufficiency","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">TriCities.com</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> a rural area between Mountain City and Damascus, Va., combines farm work and outdoor expeditions with an academic program focused on <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/academy_strives_to_teach_students_self_sufficiency/36546/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3055,"title":"Critical thinking is not a mystery","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Morgan Hill Times</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">\"<strong>Critical thinking</strong> is a mystery to me. What is it?\" - Fred Oliveri, letter to the Morgan Hill Times editor about one of my columns. I write frequently about ... <a href=\"http://www.morganhilltimes.com/opinion/261205-critical-thinking-is-not-a-mystery\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3056,"title":"Study abroad on the rise","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Arizona Daily Wildcat</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">These <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills are acquired when students are immersed in the various cultures of the places they study. “It's hard to argue that you have ... <a href=\"http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/study-abroad-on-the-rise-1.945829\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3057,"title":"Failing upward: a Journey in Teaching","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">UPENN Almanac</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">I teach by fostering <strong>critical thinking</strong> and true understanding through reason. I hold fast to my tenet that by knowing a few basic, core principles of a ... <a href=\"http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v56/n13/tatl.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3058,"title":"A 'Wide Open' Education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Food For Thought, A News Cafe</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> achieved through a high student/teacher ratio and an approach that emphasizes hands-on experience, <strong>critical thinking</strong>, and advanced reading and writing. ... <a href=\"http://anewscafe.com/2009/11/24/a-wide-open-education/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3059,"title":"Use student achievement to measure teachers","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">DesMoinesRegister.com</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Those tests don't measure how children develop creativity and <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills, for example, she said. And in a Des Moines Register survey of ... <a href=\"http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091122/OPINION03/911220311/-1/SPORTS12/Use-student-achievement-to-measure-teachers\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3060,"title":"A Defense of the Lecture","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Inside Higher Ed</span> </div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The goals of <strong>critical thinking</strong> are the only possible goals of a liberal arts education, and I support them without reservation. Yet you can't jump straight ... <a href=\"http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/11/20/kotsko\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3061,"title":"Students worried for interdisciplinary programs","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Varsity</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">“In the university's mandate, it talks about <strong>critical thinking</strong> and engaging with one another in ways that are challenging and novel. ... <a href=\"http://thevarsity.ca/articles/23069\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3062,"title":"The digital age challenges teachers, teaching, books","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Harvard University Gazette</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Turkle said that what gets lost is a skill long associated with higher education: <strong>critical thinking</strong>. In the world of digital information, she said, ... <a href=\"http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/11/learning%E2%80%99s-online-fate/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3063,"title":"Internet helps but also hinders learning, professors say","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Daily Free Press (subscription)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Director of Technology for Google Craig Silverstein said the role of the university is to engage <strong>critical thinking</strong> and evaluate information in an ... <a href=\"http://www.dailyfreepress.com/internet-helps-but-also-hinders-learning-professors-say-1.2091296\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3064,"title":"Time for Teacher: Teaching students the write way","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Advocate Weekly</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Those workshops ranged the gamut, from \"Video Gaming: <strong>Critical Thinking</strong>\" to \"Spoken Word Poetry\" to \"Comic Book Writing\" to \"Writing Historical Fiction\" and ... <a href=\"http://www.advocateweekly.com/ci_13816643\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3065,"title":"Teachable Moments","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Dartmouth</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> interaction in an exchange of ideas, dynamic learning and <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills that prepare students for a future of bold leadership and citizenship ... <a href=\"http://thedartmouth.com/2009/11/17/opinion/berg/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3066,"title":"Editorial: Free flow of ideas critical in classrooms","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">BurlingtonFreePress.com</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">For most people, <strong>critical thinking</strong> requires training. An important part of that training happens in our schools, where students are exposed to new ideas. ... <a href=\"http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091115/OPINION01/911150302/Editorial--Free-flow-of-ideas-critical-in-classrooms\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3067,"title":"Critical thinking more important than ever","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">NorthernLife.ca</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Keeping one's mind attuned to <strong>critical thinking</strong> is, well, critical. The only sure thing one can trust is what one thinks and believes. ... <a href=\"http://www.northernlife.ca/news/columns/bird/thinking121109.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3068,"title":"Building 21st Century Skills","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Blogging Innovation</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Learning and Innovation Skills: Creativity and innovation, <strong>critical thinking</strong> and problem solving, and communication and collaboration. ... <a href=\"http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/11/building-21st-century-skills.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3069,"title":"Weston parent symposium explores 21st Century learning","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Weston Forum</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The program seeks to engage parents in a discussion about <strong>critical thinking</strong>, problem solving, working collaboratively and other core competencies for ... <a href=\"http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/thewestonforum/news/local/41018-weston-parent-symposium-explores-21st-century-learning.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3070,"title":"Crisp: So what exactly is college for?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Scripps News</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">For example, students that spend too much time studying these disciplines may develop an enhanced capacity for <strong>critical thinking</strong>, even skepticism, ... <a href=\"http://www.scrippsnews.com/content/crisp-so-what-exactly-college\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3071,"title":"New 'Sesame Street' star helps show mark 40 years","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Fresno Bee (subscription)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The Abby Cadabby segment will focus on <strong>critical thinking</strong>. Barry says it'll be presented as computer-generated animation because children respond to that. ... <a href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6532993/Schools-being-turned-into-exam-factories.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3072,"title":"Passionate educators believe, inspire our future","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Alamogordo Daily News</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">They used <strong>critical thinking</strong> questions, used what was going on in the \"real world.\" Their students needed to know \"why\" they were learning something. ... <a href=\"http://www.alamogordonews.com/alamogordo-opinion/ci_13740106\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3073,"title":"Independent Schools Adopted New Curricula and Teaching Methods Early in ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">AScribe (press release)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Students were more frequently asked to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information, accordingly, developed skills associated with <strong>critical thinking</strong>,\" she ... <a href=\"http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20091106.073147&time=08%2010%20PST&year=2009&public=0\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3074,"title":"Assessing the Assessments","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Inside Higher Ed</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">In other words, a college that ranked in the 95th percentile for <strong>critical thinking</strong> using one of the tests would rank in roughly the same place using the ... <a href=\"http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/05/vsa\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3075,"title":"New conservative Douglas County school board to vote on GOP-backed charter ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Colorado Independent</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> and to focus on “basic skills in reading, writing, communication, math and <strong>critical thinking</strong> as the tools to success in later learning, life and work. ... <a href=\"http://coloradoindependent.com/41452/new-conservative-douglas-county-school-board-to-vote-on-gop-backed-charter-school-application\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3076,"title":"Segregation is back in America's public schools","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">RIC News and Events</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Francesca, he said, is one of many teachers on the front line who has refused to teach test-prep lessons, who has engaged her students in <strong>critical thinking</strong> ... <a href=\"http://www.ric.edu/whatsnews/details.php?News_ID=652\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3077,"title":"Thomas M. Stephens commentary: Standards obstruct education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Columbus Dispatch</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Ohio Department of Education personnel have obediently taken up this edict by promising standards that focus on reasoning and <strong>critical-thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/11/02/stephens.ART_ART_11-02-09_A11_8CFHCIT.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}