45 Thinking Strategies to Engage, Enrich, and Empower Your Students

These 45 task cards, with creative and critical thinking strategies, can be right at your fingertips as you plan your lessons or search for ways to enhance the learning process.  Each week, on Tuesday, I will offer a free download of four different task cards in alphabetical order.  These strategies are officially called "iDazzle Apps".  Students use the icon of each strategy to quickly recognize a specific application of thinking.  Each card explains "what" the strategy is, "why" it is important, and "how" to implement the strategy in your classroom.  The card also offers examples of how the strategy might be used in different topics or settings.  These 45 strategies have been tested in classrooms from K-12 and in all four core content areas.  Download your first four cards and the front and back covers here.