Putting It Into Practice

Most teachers would agree that they teach reasoning skills in their classes. However, are theyexplicitly incorporating strategies that teach students to think critically? If so, how do they knowthese methods are effective? The purpose of this book is to summarize and share a variety ofmethods for developing students' critical thinking skills. Each chapter focuses on a select teachereducation class where the instructor implemented components of the Paul and Elder Model ofCritical Thinking.Written from the instructor's point of view, each chapter details how each instructor utilizedcomponents of the Paul and Elder Model to support students in the development of their criticalthinking skills. Importantly, each instructor's use of the model varied and those variations areshared in detail. Chapter authors found that utilizing components of the Paul and Elder Modelresulted in more consistent use of critical thinking skills by students within their teacher educationclasses. In this practice-based book, interested teachers will be challenged to think through themethods they currently use in their own classes and will be provided new ideas or strategies to try.