How We Think
http://www.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwcrit.html In the light of the work of John Dewey (1910), this article defines critical thinking and general principles for teaching students to

Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed385606.html This digest discusses skills related to critical thinking and three specific strategies for teaching these skills: 1) Building Categories, 2) Finding Problems, and 3) Enhancing the Environment.

Socratic Teaching
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mseifert/crit3.html In Socratic teaching we focus on giving students questions, not answers.

Mind Map
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/howto.html Hints on how to construct a mind map.

How to Mind Map
http://www.peterussell.com/MindMaps/HowTo.html Instructions for mind mapping.

Edward de Bono Web
http://www.edwdebono.com/ Information about Dr de Bono, his books, feedback and his courses for children, families and adults.

Six Thinking Hats Excerpts
http://www.twbookmark.com/books/62/0316177911/chapter_excerpt9537.html Chapter one of de Bono\'s book about the Six Thinking Hats.

Six Thinking Hats At Work
http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/thinkinghats.html The Six Thinking Hats technique applied to a problem solving activity in the classroom.

Brainstorming
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/ Instructions on how to run a brainstorming session.

Reverse Brainstorming
http://www.coe.unt.edu/gifted/Samples/5150/creative_samples2.htm Lesson plan that explains the divergent production task of reserve brainstorming.

Inquiry-based Learning
Explanation and application of Inquiry-based learning in the classroom.

Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry Learning
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month6/ Paper on a structured approach to inquiry-based learning that uses the World Wide Web as a primary information resource.

Center for Inquiry-Based Learning and Science
http://www.biology.duke.edu/cibl/ Group of scientists and educators who are developing exercises and training teachers in the use of multidisciplinary, hands-on, minds-on, discovery methods for teaching science.

Substitution As A Creative Thinking Tool
http://ericir.syr.edu/%7Erjlaundr/pgems/Interdisciplinary/INT0079.html Six week unit designed to teach the seven creative thinking techniques represented by the acronym SCAMPER.

Constructivism and the Five Es
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html The philosophy about learning, that proposes learners need to build their own understanding of new ideas, has been labeled constructivism. This site explains Constructivism and offers some examples of classroom use.

Blooms Taxonomy
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FTeaching%20and%20Learning%2FSupporting%20Learning%2FCourse%20Design%2FLearning%20objectives%2FBlooms%20Taxonomy/ Blooms Taxonomy categorises learning into three domains: knowledge (Cognitive Domain), skills (Psychomotor Domain) and attitudes and values (Affective Domain).

Critical and Creative Thinking - Blooms Taxonomy
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic69.htm Information on critical thinking and creative thinking as it relates to Blooms Taxonomy.

Applying Blooms Taxonomy
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm Sample questions and potential activities related to Blooms Taxonomy

Blooms Taxonomy: Evaluating Primary Sources
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/primwest/bloom.html Examines critical thinking skills can we teach students when we use primary sources.

Productive Pedagogy
http://www.det.nsw.edu.au/inform/yr2002/mar/pedagogy.htm A new approach to teaching is reassembling familiar classroom techniques into a workable model that focuses on high quality student learning and improved outcomes.

Productive Pedagogies: New Basics
http://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/newbasics/html/curric-org/curricor g.html The New Basics are futures-oriented categories for organising curriculum.

Gardner\'s Eight Intelligences
http://www.multi-intell.com/MI_chart.html Explanation and lesson plan ideas for applying Gardner\'s Eight Intelligences in the classroom.

What Are The Seven Learning Styles?
http://www.casacanada.com/whatare.html Learning styles are the way people put the intelligence to work.

How Technology Enhances Howard Gardner\'s Eight Intelligences
http://www.america-tomorrow.com/ati/nhl80402.htm Explains how technology can help teachers and students understand the individual learning strengths of each student across the full spectrum of learning.

VARK: Discover Your Learning Style
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachti p/vark.htm This questionnaire aims to find out something about your preferences for the way you work with information and your preferred learning style.

Kidspiration
http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/kidspiration/index.cfm" Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words to represent thoughts and information.

Inspiration Software
http://www.inspiration.com/home.cfm A concept mapping program that allows the user to brainstorm quickly (rapid fire tool), cluster and graphically organise ideas.

FreeMind
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/ Free mind mapping software written in Java.

Mind Manager
http://www.mindsystems.com.au/ Represent ideas quickly and productively with this tool for increasing effectiveness and creativity.

Reasonable
http://www.goreason.com/ Tool to help organize thoughts, produce better reasoning and show strengths and weakness in arguments.