Mind Over Matter: Critical Thinking Skills Teacher Edition
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Copyright: 2022
Pages: 464
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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.
Each lesson is designed to teach critical-thinking skills using 5 Rs:
- Receive
- Research
- Restructure Thinking
- Respond
- Reflect
The authors considered the daily workload of teachers when writing this curriculum. The lessons are designed with minimal preparation and are meant to be interactive. As a teacher, you will facilitate discussions to increase student learning.
Chapter 1: Know Yourself
Lesson Titles
- 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 Titles
- 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 Titles
- 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 Titles
- Lesson 1: Identifying Fake News
- Lesson 2: Social Media Mayhem
- Lesson 3: Article Analysis
- Lesson 4: Photo Analysis
Chapter 5: Quality Questions
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Great Questions
- Lesson 2: Disagreement Dialogue
- Lesson 3: Image Investigation
- Lesson 4: Reading Realization
Chapter 6: Decisions, Decisions!
Lesson Titles
- 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
Chapter 7: Teamwork
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Take a Stand
- Lesson 2: Team Player
- Lesson 3: Team Building
- Lesson 4: Peer Challenge
Chapter 8: Critical Thinking
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Critical Thinker
- Know Yourself
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Truth Detector
- Quality Questions
- Decisions, Decisions!
- Teamwork
Dr. Bunnie L. Claxton is the founder and chief executive officer of Dissertation Research Specialist, a company that supports the implementation of doctoral programs in universities around the world. She currently serves as a consultant to universities regarding dissertation research to assist with program development, course development, and faculty training. She also provides support to doctoral candidates through her website www.dissertationspecialist.com. She is an adjunct instructor, subject matter expert, and dissertation chair for multiple universities. She is an international speaker, and she presented her research at Oxford University and Cambridge University in 2025. She was the keynote speaker for the World Conference on Teaching and Education in Berlin, Germany. Formerly, she served as the director of applied doctoral research at Liberty University. Dr. Claxton has been involved in the field of education since 1994, including public school, private school, home school, and higher education. Dr. Claxton served as the superintendent for Liberty University Online Academy, an online K–12 school with over 16,000 students, and she currently serves on the board of directors. She is the author of 20 textbooks and is best known for her Step-by-Step textbook series. A few titles include A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Applied Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Quantitative Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Literature Review for Doctoral Research, and A Step-by-Step Introduction to Research Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed-Methods, and Applied.
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.
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.
Each lesson is designed to teach critical-thinking skills using 5 Rs:
- Receive
- Research
- Restructure Thinking
- Respond
- Reflect
The authors considered the daily workload of teachers when writing this curriculum. The lessons are designed with minimal preparation and are meant to be interactive. As a teacher, you will facilitate discussions to increase student learning.
Chapter 1: Know Yourself
Lesson Titles
- 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 Titles
- 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 Titles
- 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 Titles
- Lesson 1: Identifying Fake News
- Lesson 2: Social Media Mayhem
- Lesson 3: Article Analysis
- Lesson 4: Photo Analysis
Chapter 5: Quality Questions
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Great Questions
- Lesson 2: Disagreement Dialogue
- Lesson 3: Image Investigation
- Lesson 4: Reading Realization
Chapter 6: Decisions, Decisions!
Lesson Titles
- 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
Chapter 7: Teamwork
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Take a Stand
- Lesson 2: Team Player
- Lesson 3: Team Building
- Lesson 4: Peer Challenge
Chapter 8: Critical Thinking
Lesson Titles
- Lesson 1: Critical Thinker
- Know Yourself
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Truth Detector
- Quality Questions
- Decisions, Decisions!
- Teamwork
Dr. Bunnie L. Claxton is the founder and chief executive officer of Dissertation Research Specialist, a company that supports the implementation of doctoral programs in universities around the world. She currently serves as a consultant to universities regarding dissertation research to assist with program development, course development, and faculty training. She also provides support to doctoral candidates through her website www.dissertationspecialist.com. She is an adjunct instructor, subject matter expert, and dissertation chair for multiple universities. She is an international speaker, and she presented her research at Oxford University and Cambridge University in 2025. She was the keynote speaker for the World Conference on Teaching and Education in Berlin, Germany. Formerly, she served as the director of applied doctoral research at Liberty University. Dr. Claxton has been involved in the field of education since 1994, including public school, private school, home school, and higher education. Dr. Claxton served as the superintendent for Liberty University Online Academy, an online K–12 school with over 16,000 students, and she currently serves on the board of directors. She is the author of 20 textbooks and is best known for her Step-by-Step textbook series. A few titles include A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Applied Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Quantitative Research, A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Literature Review for Doctoral Research, and A Step-by-Step Introduction to Research Methods: Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed-Methods, and Applied.
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.