Your students are about to begin a fun adventure to learn critical-thinking skills, which will have a profound impact on their lives. Critical-thinking skills promote independent thinking, wise decision making, problem solving, and other life skills that will guide your students through real-life situations. The lessons in this book teach students critical thinking skills in an engaging, encouraging, and entertaining way. Enjoy the adventure with your students.
Chapter 1: Know Yourself
Lesson 1: Who Am I?
Lesson 2: Family Dynamics
Lesson 3: Choose Your Friends
Lesson 4: Respect
Lesson 5: My Life Plan
Chapter 2: Communication
Lesson 1: Listen Up
Lesson 2: Active Listener
Lesson 3: Eye Contact
Lesson 4: Facial Expressions
Lesson 5: Body Language
Lesson 6: Tone of Voice
Lesson 7: Verbal Communication
Lesson 8: Public Speaking
Chapter 3: Collaboration
Lesson 1: Synergy
Lesson 2: Be a Leader
Lesson 3: Social Media Analysis
Lesson 4: Social Media Manners
Lesson 5: Brainstorming
Lesson 6: Service Project
Chapter 4: Truth Detector
Lesson 1: Identifying Fake News
Lesson 2: Social Media Mayhem
Lesson 3: Article Analysis
Lesson 4: Photo Analysis
Chapter 5: Quality Questions
Lesson 1: Great Questions
Lesson 2: Disagreement Dialogue
Lesson 3: Image Investigation
Lesson 4: Reading Realization
Chapter 6: Decisions, Decisions
Lesson 1: Making Decisions
Lesson 2: Teen Brain
Lesson 3: Influencers
Lesson 4: Value Verdicts
Lesson 5: Avoiding Mistakes
Lesson 6: Mending Mistakes
Lesson 7: Problem Solving
Lesson 8: Personal Problems
Bunnie Loree
Claxton
Dr. Bunnie L. Claxton, Ed.D., is the Director of Applied Research at Liberty University. She is an associate professor at Liberty University and Colorado Christian University. She has 25 years of experience in the field of education, including public, private, homeschool, and higher education. She has developed multiple graduate-level courses, chaired dissertations, served as a research methodologist, subject matter expert, and instructional mentor to professors. Her scholarly publications include A Step-by-Step Guide to Applied Research in Education, A Step-by-Step Guide to Qualitative Research in Education, A Step-by-Step Guide to Quantitative Research in Education, A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Literature Review in Doctoral Research, and Planning, Writing, and Implementing IEPs: A Christian Approach; she has also served as a contributing author for two additional books. Dr. Claxton served as the Superintendent for Liberty University Online Academy, an online K-12 school with over 6,000 students.
Dawn
Cobb-Fossnes
Dr. Dawn M. Cobb-Fossnes, Ed.D., has been in the field of education since 1980 as a high-school math teacher, guidance counselor, and principal. She currently is an adjunct professor at Liberty University and a middle-school principal at a charter school. Having worked both in private and public schools, she has also been a workshop speaker at several teacher conferences and the co-founder of a private school that included international students. In addition, she is the founder of Melody Ministries, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides a free week of camp for underprivileged boys and girls.
Dawn’s vision and mission has been to help young people become the best they can be, so she recognizes the importance of teaching them to become critical thinkers.