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"This post provides an overview of design thinking, the problems with design thinking, and suggestions to hacking the world to go beyond design thinking."

"This post provides an overview of design thinking, the problems with design thinking, and suggestions to hacking the world to go beyond design thinking."

"The goal of the Artful Thinking program is to help students develop thinking dispositions that support thoughtful learning - in the arts, and across school subjects.The program is one of several programs at Project Zero linked by the theme "Visible Thinking." "

"Educators from the Bay Area's KIPP King Collegiate High School and the KIPP network have provided these resources for you to use in your own school."

Check out the Critical Thinking Tools that go with this video. http://www.edutopia.org/stw-kipp-critical-thinking-professional-development-video

We've created the Digital ID wiki with a two-fold purpose: Provide students, teachers, and administrators with a toolkit of reliable information, resources, and guidelines to help all of us learn how to be upstanding Digital Citizens who maintain a healthy Digital Identity (ID) in the 21st Century. Build a collaborative platform for teachers and students the world over to contribute to our ever-growing curriculum collaborations and student-created content. Our goal is to help our students answer these three Essential Questions: What does it mean to be a (digital) citizen? What are my rights as a citizen? What are my responsibilities as a citizen? Students Objectives and Learning Outcomes: Stepping Up ~ Cyberbullying: By examining bullying within their own lives and across historical events and time periods, students will consider the importance of empathy as a 21st century skill, equally as important as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and skilled communication. Building Identities ~ Digital Footprint: By examining the importance of maintaining a positive digital identity, students will learn how to employ self-regulation to manage their own digital footprint. Respecting Boundaries ~ Intellectual Property: By employing critical thinking, students will learn the ethical use of intellectual property. Protecting Online Security and Privacy: By studying common threats to electronic security and equipment, students will learn to protect themselves and sensitive information."

The Wallet Project: an example of how students use the design thinking cycle...  Great image for building a maker cart!

"Thinking Blocks is a suite of learning tools designed to help students solve math word problems accurately and efficiently. Using brightly colored blocks, students model mathematical relationships and identify known and unknown quantities. The model provides students with a powerful image that organizes information and simplifies the problem solving process. By modeling increasingly complex word problems, students develop strong reasoning skills which will facilitate the transition from arithmetic to algebra."

A beautiful resource that breaks critical thinking down into 8 elements of thought, each with its own definitions and sample driving questions.

great blog on thinking about devices for instruction...

students need lots of practice thinking critically while exploring primary sources... there are some great new sets to use at LOC

"On our website you will find thousands of our free mathematics enrichment materials (problems, articles and games) for teachers and learners from ages 5 to 19 years. All the resources are designed to develop subject knowledge, problem-solving and mathematical thinking skills."

"We've created Yummy Math to provide teachers with an easy way to bring real-life into their math classrooms. It is our belief that when math is explored in contexts that are familiar and of interest to students, students will be more engaged to do math, reason, think critically, question and communicate. Our activities are written to correspond with the NCTM Process Standards and the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice."

ACademic language explained in thinking about science.

great video to use with folks to show importance for instruction of how to code, the use of scratch, etc.

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A group of Harvard researchers is teaming up with schools in Oakland, Calif. to explore how kids learn through making. Through an initiative called Project Zero, they're investigating the theory that kids learn best when they're actively engaged in designing and creating projects to explore concepts. 

early numeracy resource and blog

Posted on February 2, 2011. Filed under: Assessment, During the Guided Math Lesson, Graphic Organizers, Guided math, Mathematical Proficiency | Tags: Assessment, mathematical thinking, problem solving, springboards, story problems, vocabulary, word problems, writing | These graphic organizers from DePaul University are excellent. I like the idea of guided math groups. - Laurel