A colleague of mine (thank you Dan!) recently told me about an information gap activity called Half a Crossword. Since finding out about...

Solving Problems A crucial life skill is problem-solving. We are all faced with problems throughout the course of our lives. And it is up...

In a couple of my earlier posts, I explored the act of analyzing and evaluating. Both skills are important higher order thinking skills...

In an earlier post, I wrote about analytical skills, and the process of analyzing something. Throughout one’s academic career, as well as...

One of the most common pieces of feedback students receive about their work is that it requires more analysis. As a teacher, I often tell...

In history, we often talk about primary and secondary sources. But what exactly are they, and what is the difference between them?...

If you are an IB student in the final year of the diploma program, you are probably starting to think about the TOK essay. And if you are...