Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking

Critical and creative thinking pedagogies for the 21st century. Get your free #criticalthinking resources at

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Looking for tips on digital and thinking pedagogies? Try https://t.co/HOk77BeOMz for curated, crowd-sourced ideas for #teachingonline, #teachingforthinking & #criticalthinking

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

We've got to give up the idea of the classroom as simply a place where knowledge is transmitted and move to one to where students are trained in the skills of inquiry.

https://t.co/pm3Tn0ucxl

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Why do humans instinctively reject evidence contrary to their beliefs? @Reasondisabled explores why we do and how this affects public policy #criticalthinking #climatechange

https://t.co/epzYByRNWh

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

How can teachers use questioning to promote #CriticalThinking? @Reasondisabled explores the act of questioning in the classroom.

https://t.co/Hg1GBzdGHa

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

@F_Cameron1 @davekinkead That's a key challenge @F_Cameron1 but critical questions can help a lot https://t.co/IE1KxyWT9C

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

How can you incorporate #criticalthinking into #STEM education? @davekinkead looks at some possibilities.

https://t.co/OmUsuFX3Pd

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

@keithheggart We've got a book chapter on the relationship between critical and creative thinking coming out soon. Feel free to follow for updates.

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Another perspective on the latest education own-goal.

https://t.co/Wu7YysfJgT

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Support Online Learning w/Powerful Thinking Routines https://t.co/GsirTcwRTU In this post, I share 5 thinking routines developed by @ProjectZeroHGSE. I include a Google slide deck for each so #teachers can encourage students to learn with AND from each other online. #edchat

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Do your students fear failure? @davekinkead explores how embracing mistakes leads to meaningful learning.

#criticalthinking #teachingforthinking #fearoffailure

https://t.co/ctXOYTUdp1

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

How do you apply #criticalthinking to analyse climate myths? Here's a step by step process.

[John Cook @johnfocook]

In 2018, I collaborated with critical thinking philosophers @Reasondisabled & @davekinkead on a paper outlining a step-by-step method to deconstruct denialist claims about climate change and identify reasoning fallacies (full video at https://t.co/riJBkhcERf).

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

What are the most important lessons 2020 has taught you about #teaching and #onlineclasses?

Comment below or better yet, share a teaching tip at https://t.co/ZzHoLlPpwM

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

What degrees produce the most 'job-ready' graduates? Possibly not the ones you think. #criticalthinking #philosophy #education

https://t.co/U8Ngn8x7rb

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

What voice should students use when writing & does it even matter? @Reasondisabled weighs in on why writing in the first person helps #criticalthinking

https://t.co/7Ch6P4XShM

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

"A virtue is not just a tendency to behave in a certain way but a tendency to do so based on an appreciation or valuing of the enterprise"

-- Bailin & Battersby 2016 #CriticalThinking

[alison campbell 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ toitū te tiriti @AcampbelTeacher]

@NZScienceLearn @SciChatNZ - good example of thinking critically about science

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Why should we teach #CriticalThinking when we already teach all this other useful stuff? @Reasondisabled explains why teaching maths or science or history isn't enough.

https://t.co/6XkRxNSvQe

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

If you are in Brisbane, check out Dr Charlotte Pezaro's Big Ideas of Science workshop ...

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Ever wanted x-ray vision into your students' thinking? @davekinkead provides a quick intro to argument mapping and how can it help improve #criticalthinking.

https://t.co/mEQGcAAt0e

[Centre for Critical & Creative Thinking @whodavthunkit]

Ever wondered what a #criticalthinking activity in the classroom would look like? @Reasondisabled shares an example https://t.co/aSrztUy5mk