by Jerry G. | Oct 30, 2020 | back to school, Classroom, Classroom Instruction, Colin Seale, Critical Thinking, Education, Equity, Social Justice, Teach for America
thinkLaw’s CEO, Colin Seale, earned the $20,000 prize in the Education category of the Echoing Green Social Innovation Challenge which will help further our mission of leading a critical thinking revolution.
by Jerry G. | Oct 30, 2020 | back to school, Classroom, Classroom Instruction, Colin Seale, Critical Thinking, Education, Equity, Social Justice, Teach for America
School systems concerned with preventing or addressing political speech have at least two challenging questions to consider: (1) what is “speech” in the context of a classroom teacher’s First Amendment rights and (2) what makes speech “political” enough to justify a disciplinary response?
by Colin Seale | Jul 30, 2020 | Colin Seale, Covid-19, Education, Forbes, Social Justice
The COVID-19 pandemic forced every state to seek a waiver from annual standardized testing requirements. But before this, there is a long history of education advocates pushing for a complete rethinking of the outsized role of standardized exams as at least a...
by Layne Wixom | Jun 4, 2020 | Education, Forbes, Newsletter, Social Justice
Message from Colin Seale, thinkLaw’s Founder and CEO Black lives matter. I founded thinkLaw 5 years ago in the wake of unrest over police officers killing unarmed Black people and the protestor’s cry of “Stop. Killing. Us.” consistently playing in the...
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by Johanthon | May 1, 2020 | Colin Seale, Critical Thinking Gap, Critical Thinking Instruction, Curriculum, Education, Professional Development
Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise.Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap and helps...
by Colin Seale | Feb 21, 2020 | Critical Thinking Gap, Deeper Thinking, Education, Get To Know Colin, thinkLaw
Have you ever cried so hard you could not speak or breath? Scream-cried so loudly someone thought you broke a bone? Less than a month ago I had one of these moments. I cried a deep cry of hurt, anger, and resentment. A cry of complete confusion. I felt betrayed...
