– Creatology and critical thinking

Creatology: Brain Science for the 21st Century
« Creatology includes the direct teaching of learning styles, thinking techniques, memory techniques, mindmapping, multiple intelligences and creativity by whole brain learning. » (from the site). Discover these new trends in teaching, and see how you can adapt them to your own teaching.
http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/davies.htm

Critical thinking
With these addresses, discover the theory of critical thinking and some possible applications.
– Theory
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html
– Applications
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/apps/apps.html
I especially liked those 6 stories, where the students have to apply their logical thinking and deducing skills to find the answers:
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/apps/apps.html
Note : the answers are not provided!
– Reading detective to buy….
http://www.brightminds.us/series/015/index_h.html
 » Reading Detective’s standards-based critical thinking activities develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills students need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping students understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, determining cause and effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary. » (from the site).
– free demos to download
http://www.brightminds.us/home/products/software_demos.html

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