25 Ways to Teach Students to Think
A cookbook of learning activities for impactful cognitive engagement
“Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication”
YES, it doesn’t have to be complicated.
To learn, get students to DO something. Empower them.
But what is the “something”? For what? Engagement? Get them into active learning? Okay, okay. But what does it entail? What does ‘engagement’ really mean? What does ‘active learning’ really mean? Getting them to run around? Having fun with Kahoot? Click the screen here and there?
Wait…there’s more…
Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Bloom taxonomy. Deep learning. Cognitive overload. Metacognition. Critical thinking. Creative thinking. Divergent thinking. Convergent thinking. Design thinking. Problem-based learning. Scenario-based learning.
Duhhhhhhhh…..
Can someone make it simple, please?
Well, fret not, my friends. This ebook is my humble attempt. From the lens of a food technologist. Taking all the gems from the literature, I put blend them together in my own style — the way I think would make the product easily chewable and digestible.
