Why Smart Kids Do Dumb Things

Why Smart Kids Do Dumb Things

$20.00

Presenters: Colin Seale
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Planning 1.4, Instruction 2.1, Learning Environment 3.3
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

What if you could help your students use their unique teenage brains to change the world? Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, believes you can. In this course, Mr. Seale walks you through how to transform the critical thinking dispositions of your students, enabling them to funnel their risk-taking tendencies into opportunities for activism, examine situations and consequences from different perspectives, and develop nuanced thinking. 

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Description

Adolescents aren’t typically known for their critical thinking skills. But Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, believes you can transform your students’ critical thinking dispositions in order to help them use their unique teenage brains to change the world.

In this course, Mr. Seale will help you do the following:

  • Examine the developmental reasons why smart kids do dumb things
  • Explore what this means for you as a teacher
  • Discover how closing the critical thinking gap can help address this important issue
Mr. Seale walks you through the following strategies for shaping your students’ critical thinking:
  • Helping students funnel risk-taking tendencies into opportunities for activism
  • Providing students with opportunities to examine situations and consequences from different perspectives
  • Enabling students to apply these concepts in different situations
You’ll come away from this course inspired and equipped to help develop a new generation of decision-makers.

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  1. Stephen – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –

  2. EBONY TRAVON – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –

    Wonderful

  3. Debra – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information.

  4. Amy – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –

    It was easy to follow and I can actually apply these strategies.

  5. Chad – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and user friendly

  6. Daniel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    ………………

  7. Sam – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    Good course

  8. Mary – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –

    Very interesting.

  9. Susie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    This speaker had some really good ideas and perspective on different scenarios to start a conversation with students to solve the problem.

  10. Maribel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved the different ideas that were provided to do with students. (

  11. Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative and interesting

  12. Shanna – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    This course has lots of useful information about older GT students and their thinking skills.

  13. Lily – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    Great session

  14. Mayra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    excellent

  15. Tiffany – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    great

  16. Celina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    The instructor uses real-world examples, provides insightful tips, and engages participants through dynamic presentations and interactive discussions.

  17. John – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting course, but the audio is bad. Get a better microphone.

  18. Robert – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Thinking & reasoning are very important thinking skills.

  19. Tami – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    This presentation reminds viewers to encourage students to look through others’ perspectives before creating opinions.

  20. Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    The Title of the Session caught my eye. It was a great session and helped educators deal with students that act quickly and don’t think of the consequences. great session.

  21. Yolanda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  22. Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  23. Ashley – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked that this was very specific and step driven.

  24. KIMBERLY – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    While I agree with everything presented, it just wasn’t new information for me. I was hoping for more application that I don’t already do.

  25. Dawn – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great article!!

  26. Vickie – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    There were some good ideas.

  27. Lorena – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was important to understand the importance to promote nuance thinking with the lessons we implement in the classroom.

  28. Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great strategies!

  29. Martina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Well organized, the presenter kept me engaged with his voice.

  30. Susana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative module.

  31. John – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –

    Presented a different perspective on how to develop critical thinking skills in the classroom and examine how one might apply them to various disciplines.

  32. Nova – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed this course, it gave me another perspective on certain situations.

  33. Leticia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good strategies to apply to different situations

  34. Eliud – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good ideas presented.

  35. Merary – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –

    Different strategies are introduced to develop that critical thinking and get kids beyond black and white!

  36. Sonja – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome, awesome presentation. It’s a fantastic way to get most students to consider how negative actions that have consequences with affect everyone involved.

  37. Yvette – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and engaging.

  38. Alisha – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Thank you!

  39. Cara – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Engaging presenter and relevant information.

  40. Danielle – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    This is a life skill that all kids need.

  41. Susan – Region 17 (verified owner) –

    Great information!

  42. krystal – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –

    The content was worthwhile but the audio made it very difficult to understand.

  43. Stephen – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Short, Informative, very well laid out and designed. Great presenter.

  44. Krystal – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    It was informational to me.

  45. Marcela – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information. Very informative.

  46. Jennifer – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –

    The speaker does a great job of making the listener think outside of the box. I enjoyed the presentation

  47. William – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  48. Rebecca – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –

    I got the feeling that my “answers” about applications to math and science classes will be used in a future video. Because the presenter did not have any examples of his own.

  49. Barbara – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    Good ideas for helping students understand consequences.

  50. Beverly – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    Helps think about how others may think

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