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Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom: Engaging Young Minds with Meaningful Content

by Erin Shadowens
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781416632436
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: ASCD
  • Publisher Imprint: ASCD
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 168
  • Original Price: USD 31.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 273 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Educational Psychology, Schools / Levels / Elementary, and Teaching / Methods & Strategies

Even young students can develop vital critical thinking skills when they have access to rich content, meaningful opportunities to practice, and guided instruction.

Critical thinking--evaluating and analyzing data to make informed judgments--is essential in both the classroom and everyday life. Teaching critical thinking skills in the elementary grades is often an afterthought--if it's a thought at all.

Veteran primary teacher and instructional leader Erin Shadowens proposes that students of all ages benefit when teachers expand the definition of what is possible by engaging young learners with real challenges and supportive, accessible learning environments.

In Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom, Shadowens
* Explores the concept of critical thinking, clarifies misunderstandings, and delves into relevant research.
* Introduces the Critical Thinking Framework to help nurture deep thinking in the context of content-focused lessons.
* Presents case studies of the framework in action.
* Shows how to apply the framework at the unit and lesson levels, addressing common instructional pitfalls along the way.
* Describes how a "virtuous cycle" of assessment and feedback promotes academic achievement and critical thinking.
* Illustrates how to foster an intellectual community with young learners.

Ultimately, this book guides elementary teachers in supporting students to think deeply about rich content, make insightful connections, and address issues in broader, more meaningful ways, both in and outside of school.

Shadowens, Erin: -

Erin Shadowens believes in the power of school communities to provide children with rich and robust educational experiences. She spent 10 years teaching every grade from K-3, discovering in that time that every child, no matter how young, is capable of taking on academic challenges. Her classroom work was recognized with the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award from Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance). After 10 years in the classroom, Erin moved into a school leadership role. She now serves as She now serves as Assistant Principal at CA Frost Environmental Science Academy in Grand Rapids, MI. More of Erin's education-related writing is available at https: //preptime.substack.com.


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