7th + 8th grade

The Curriculum

Comprehensive curriculum includes 180 days of classroom-ready fully-adaptable lessons
Engaging and rigorous content created by experts of critical thinking and information literacy
Take the stress and guesswork out of lesson planning and follow a proven scope + sequence

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The Lessons

Every lesson includes:

→ helpful notes for the teacher

→ Lesson Objective to focus instruction
→ Demonstration of Learning (short quiz or response)
→ slideshow deck for a 45 min lesson
→ slideshow notes to guide class discussion
→ two differentiated assignments; one per grade level

The Cognates

All art of thinking lessons in this curriculum fall into one of four categories:

information
literacy

the ability to evaluate and effectively use information; includes aspects of learning that grows perspective, assesses the reliability of information, identifies bias, and improves discernment in the use of data and facts

critical
thinking

the ability to
evaluate and process
information logically and in nuanced ways,

considering evidence
to make informed decisions; involves Metacognition,
considering different
perspectives, examining
arguments, identifying biases and fallacies

problem
solving

information literacy and critical thinking meet in the endeavor of problem-solving; includes real-world applications of complex issues with overlapping perspectives and possibilities

the art of
thinking

the ability to synthesize a large amount of information and stimulus to come to reasonable conclusions in order to navigate the world with confidence, curiosity, and wisdom