Can you boost engagement, problem solving and critical thinking in the classroom? This is a difficult topic to summarize so we found a few articles to help shape our thinking. Guiding Students to See Themselves as Changemakers We all want to make a difference but what can we do? We expect the kids to leave our care and then start making a difference in the world so how do we start changemaking now? Following the methods in this article you can start that process today in the classroom. Here are a few BIG ideas I got from reading. The UN Sustainable Development Goals . These are all wicked problems with many solutions. This article will show you how to start breaking them down into smaller parts. This is key to any problem solving or design thinking, the problem must be dissected. Writing the challenge question mad libs style is one of the best ways to rework the problem into common everyday language. If we can wrap our heads around it, there is a chance we can start investigating. Step...
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