Description
What does being a lawyer have to do with teaching? Educator and lawyer Colin Seale says that some of the principles lawyers use in their work can also be used in the classroom to help your students build their critical thinking skills. In the course “Thinking Like a Lawyer – Powerful and Practical Strategies to Teach Critical Thinking to All Students,” educators will discover why critical thinking skills are so important for today’s students and how to cultivate them effectively. Mr. Seale presents teachers with activities and examples to help them build their critical thinking toolboxes.
In this course, you will learn about:
- The definition of critical thinking
- How to prepare your students to be critical thinkers
- Strategies for enhancing critical thinking and student engagement in your classroom
- The Chair Case
Colin Seale, Esq. is an education advocate and critical thinking expert who has merged his passion and experience for education, law, and social justice into thinkLaw, an award-winning program that helps educators teach critical thinking through standards-aligned, real-life legal cases and powerful and personalized professional development to help teachers implement engaging Socratic strategies across all grades and subject areas. Colin has been recognized as the 2016 Nevada Governor’s Conference Pitch Competition First Place & People’s Choice Winner, the 2016 Las Vegas National Bar Association Community Service Award Winner, and as a recipient of the ACLU of Nevada’s Community Juvenile Justice Award for thinkLaw’s work in ensuring that critical thinking is no longer a luxury good.
Lori – STOCKDALE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting. Enjoyed the court case scenario
BERTHA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Norman – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
first few minutes of audio was annoying, however, this was a small flaw in an otherwise very well done video.
Kimberly – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
excellent content
Jeannie – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
It was difficult to follow presenter.
Tony – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Clear. Practical. concise.
Martha – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting to look at critical thinking through a lawyer’s lens
Ginny – FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
This course does a great job of defining critical thinking and gives a few examples of critical thinking questions teachers can use with their students.
Martha – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great content!!! thank you!