This resource list is intended to help teachers enhance their practice for building student competency in the 4 C's in Project Based Learning. 

Background

• PBL for 21st Century Success by Buck Institute for Education/Suzie Boss (book--available for download in Kindle version)
• Critical Thinking: A Path to College and Career (Edutopia video--5:26 mins)
• Thinking About Questions (ASCD article)
• Cognitive Structures: What They Are and Why They Matter (ASCD article)
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Curriculum Framework (p21.org)
• Bloom's Taxonomy (Iowa State University)
• Strategy List: 35 Dimensions of Critical Thought (Critical Thinking Community resource)
• Elements of Thought (Critical Thinking Community)
• Critical Thinking Handbook (Critical Thinking Community)
• Handbook for K-3rd Grades
• Handbook for 4th-6th Grades
• Handbook for 6th-9th Grades

Teaching Strategies

• Elementary
• Organize Your Thinking to Critically Analyze Text (Teaching Channel video--15:00 mins)
• Using Questioning to Develop Understanding (Teaching Channel video-2:00 mins)
• Using Arts to Promote Critical Thinking (Teaching Channel video-15:00 mins)
• Using Questioning Strategies to Stimulate Student Learning (ACSD article)
• Critical Thinking: Skill Instruction (LiteracyTA resources)
• Remodeled Lessons for K-3rd Grade (Critical Thinking Community resource)
• Remodeled Lessons for 4th-6th Grade (Critical Thinking Community resource)
• Middle/High School
• Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking (Edutopia article)
• Learning to Think: A Foundational Analysis (Teaching Channel video-16:00 mins)
• Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites (Teaching Channel video--6:00 mins)
• Socratic Seminar: Supporting Claims & Counterclaims (Teaching Channel video--5:00 mins)
• Using Debate to Develop Thinking & Speaking Skills (Teaching Channel video--6:00 mins)
• Spiral Questions to Promote Thinking (ASCD video-3:00 mins)
• The Art of Redesigning Instruction (Critical Thinking Community resource)
• Remodeled for 6th-9th Grades (Critical Thinking Community resource)
• Remodeled High School Plans (Critical Thinking Community resource)

Assessment

• How to Use the 4C's Rubrics (BIE blog post)
• Critical Thinking Rubrics (BIE resources)