Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students

✍ Scribed by Colin Seale

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 164
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 reasonin

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PARTI Closing the Critical Thinking Gap
Chapter 1 The Autobiography of a Recovering Underachiever
Chapter 2 Defining Critical Thinking
Chapter 3 The Critical Thinking Gap
PART II Thinking Like a Lawyer
Chapter 4 A Critical Thinking Revolution
Chapter 5 Introduction to thinkLaw
Chapter 6 Analysis From Multiple Perspectives
Chapter 7 The Power of Analysis From Multiple Perspectives
Chapter 8 Mistake Analysis
Chapter 9 Investigation and Discovery
Chapter 10 Settlement and Negotiation
Chapter 11 Competition
PART III Practical Considerations for a Critical Thinking Revolution
Chapter 12 Making thinkLaw Work
Chapter 13 Avoiding Engagement for Engagement's Sake
Chapter 14 Critical Thinking: Classroom Management's Secret Weapon
Chapter 15 Beyond Test Prep: Hacking the "Big Test"
Chapter 16 Leveraging Families to Unleash Critical Thinking Potential
Conclusion: Future-Proofing Students With Critical Thinking
References
About the Author