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Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. Thinking Like a Lawyer:

  • Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap.
  • Gives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all students.
  • Helps students adopt the skills, habits, and mindsets of lawyers.
  • Empowers students to tackle 21st-century problems.
  • Teaches students how to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplace.

    • Colin Seale, a teacher-turned-attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels and subject areas. Individual chapters address underachievement, the value of nuance, evidence-based reasoning, social-emotional learning, equitable education, and leveraging families to close the critical thinking gap.

    ISBN-13: 9781646320073

    Media Type: Paperback

    Publisher: Taylor & Francis

    Publication Date: 04-30-2020

    Pages: 168

    Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

    Colin Seale is an educator, attorney, and critical thinking expert. He founded thinkLaw, an award-winning organization, to help educators leverage inquiry-based instructional strategies that can close the critical thinking gap and ensure they teach and reach all students.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Introduction 1

    Part I Closing the Critical Thinking Gap

    Chapter 1 The Autobiography of a Recovering Underachiever 7

    Chapter 2 Denning Critical Thinking 15

    Chapter 3 The Critical Thinking Gap 23

    Part II Thinking Like a Lawyer

    Chapter 4 A Critical Thinking Revolution 31

    Chapter 5 Introduction to thinkLaw 43

    Chapter 6 Analysis From Multiple Perspectives 47

    Chapter 7 The Power of Analysis From Multiple Perspectives 55

    Chapter 8 Mistake Analysis 65

    Chapter 9 Investigation and Discovery 75

    Chapter 10 Settlement and Negotiation 85

    Chapter 11 Competition 93

    Part III Practical Considerations for a Critical Thinking Revolution

    Chapter 12 Making thinkLaw Work 107

    Chapter 13 Avoiding Engagement for Engagement's Sake 117

    Chapter 14 Critical Thinking: Classroom Management's Secret Weapon 121

    Chapter 15 Beyond Test Prep: Hacking the "Big Test" 127

    Chapter 16 Leveraging Families to Unleash Critical Thinking Potential 137

    Conclusion: Future-Proofing Students With Critical Thinking 149

    References 151

    About the Author 155