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Analyzing and authoring arguments
Argumentation is a skill area I think is underdeveloped in students. It is not that they don’t argue, it is that their arguments function in the manner recent political arguments in this country go. Folks talk louder and repeat themselves, … Continue reading
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Update your approach to teach online content evaluation
The educational researchers have discovered “fake news” and are beginning to investigate just how easily students are misled by online content. A friend of ours in presenting as part of an AERA session on this issue and shared access to … Continue reading
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Fake news and critical thinking
The News Literacy Project (NLP) is a nonpartisan national education nonprofit that works with educators and journalists to teach middle school and high school students how to sort fact from fiction in the digital age. NLP provides these students with … Continue reading
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Fact checking
Wesley Fryer just authored a nice post on “online fact checking”. When I read the title I assumed he was motivated by the Presidential election and all of the discussion concerning the truthfulness of the candidates and their surrogates statements. … Continue reading
Thinking like a historian
STEM subjects seem to be prioritized when it comes to K-12 education. This despite the importance of skills – e.g., communication and critical thinking – that can be developed in other content areas. Way back when I began blogging (more … Continue reading
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Critical thinking
Those of us who promote critical thinking when using Internet resources have favorite “go to” examples; Tree Octopus. I wonder if it would not be more productive to use online pronouncements related to political issues. Factcheck.org offers a variety of … Continue reading