Thinking Like a Lawyer : A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students

Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise.But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least.This best-selling book:Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gapGives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all studentsEmpowers students to tackle 21st-century problemsTeaches students how to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplaceColin Seale, a teacher-turned- attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels.Individual chapters address underachievement, the value of nuance, evidence-based reasoning, social-emotional learning, equitable education, and leveraging families to close the critical thinking gap.In addition to offering examples for Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies, this timely, updated second edition adds a variety of new examples and applications for Physical Education, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, and Career and Technical Education.