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ShiftED Podcast #40: In Conversation with Garfield Gini-Newman: The Thinking Classroom
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Education enthusiasts and educators alike will find inspiration in our engaging conversation with Garfield Gini-Newman, a veteran educational expert with an illustrious 40-year career. This episode promises to transform your perspective on critical thinking within the classroom. Learn how Garfield, alongside Dr. Roland Case at the Critical Thinking Consortium, has influenced educational practices by integrating critical, creative, and collaborative thinking across the board, urging us to foster rich, sustained inquiry rather than isolated exercises.
Discover the power of "tweaking and fortifying" educational practices without overhauling them entirely. We delve into strategies that utilize well-framed questions to encourage students to engage actively from the get-go. By adding qualifiers to questions and providing intellectual tools, educators can shift simple retrieval tasks into complex thinking exercises, making critical thinking accessible to all students, particularly those who find it challenging. Garfield's insights reveal that small yet impactful adjustments can lead to significant improvements in how students learn and educators teach.
Explore innovative teaching strategies that ignite curiosity and captivate students from the start. We highlight techniques like "learning launches," where intriguing questions and scenarios, akin to escape rooms or video games, set the stage for dynamic learning experiences. By restructuring classroom activities and incorporating hands-on experiences, both students and teachers can benefit from a more engaging and interactive learning environment. This episode celebrates the strengths of the current educational systems and explores the potential for continuous improvement through collaboration and support for educators.
Chapters
1. ShiftED Podcast #40: In Conversation with Garfield Gini-Newman: The Thinking Classroom (00:00:00)
2. Promoting Critical, Creative Thinking in Education (00:00:13)
3. Improving Critical Thinking in Education (00:11:21)
4. Engaging Learning Launches for Students (00:22:00)
5. Enhancing Learning Through Frontloaded Tasks (00:26:36)
6. Collaborative Approach to Teacher Support (00:30:05)
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