Critical and Creative Thinking Tools for Secondary Classrooms

Empower secondary educators to integrate thinking tools, deepen student learning, and foster critical thinking.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Why focus on thinking?
5. 5Critical and creative thinking
6. 6Moving beyond organising thinking
7. 7Introduction to 3 thinking tools
8. 8Tool 1 - Stand on the Line
9. 9Stand on the Line - practical example
10. 10Tool 2 - The 5 Whys
11. 11The 5 Whys - practical example
12. 12Tool 3 - 3-2-1 Bridge
13. 133-2-1 Bridge - practical example
14. 14Other thinking tools
15. 15Reflection
16. 16Teaching tips
17. 17Cool lesson plans
18. 18Reflection
19. 19Taxonomy of learning
20. 20Suggestions for collaboration
21. 21Congratulations