How to Teach Critical Thinking General Capability - Primary
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Course Summary
Course Content
Getting Started
01.
Introduction
02.
Set some learning goals
The Importance of Critical Thinking
03.
Why think critically?
04.
The importance of critical thinking
05.
Non critical thinkers
06.
How to teach critical thinking
07.
Challenging our own beliefs
08.
Incongruence
09.
Reflection
Logical Fallacies
10.
What is a logical fallacy?
11.
Confirmation bias
12.
Correlation vs. causation
13.
Other examples
14.
Anecdotal evidence
15.
Hasty generalisation
16.
Other examples
17.
Cherry picking
18.
Other examples
19.
Burden of proof
20.
What we've learned
21.
Test your understanding
22.
Other fallacies
23.
Reflection
24.
Remember...
Critical Thinking Tools
25.
How do you know what's true?
26.
Predatory journals
27.
Case study: learning styles
28.
What can we do about this as critical thinkers?
29.
Other examples
Your Teaching
30.
How to model critical thinking for your students
31.
Questions to encourage critical thinking
32.
Five quick activities
33.
There's a dragon in my garage
34.
Would you rather
35.
Cool lesson plans
Reflection
36.
Taxonomy of learning
37.
Suggestions for collaboration
38.
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Course Writer
This course is accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2025.
Adam van Langenberg was a mathematics and English teacher for over 12 years, achieved international acclaim for his work in providing critical thinking education to high school students, and was the recipient of the Australian Skeptics Thornett Award for the Promotion of Reason in 2012. Adam is a comic book/board game/woodworking nerd who loves nothing more than to curl up on the couch and watch The Great British Bake Off.
Jarryd Bendall from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He comes from a long line of teachers, which is why he initially avoided this calling. After a myriad of roles in law, medicine, used car sales, and as the mascot for the Western Bulldogs AFL team, Jarryd eventually taught primary school for a number of years, before combining his love for writing and education at an Education Specialist role with Cool. This role sees him as a bridge between knowledgeable industry experts and classroom teachers, bringing excellence into the classroom and challenging the average curriculum with innovative and effective ideas.