education

September 18, 2017Hispanic Heritage Month, Lessons, Student Engagementbrown v board of education, Colin Seale, education, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mendez V Westminster, Sylvia Mendez, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Hispanic Heritage Month: Before Brown v Board There was Mendez v Westminster

Sylvia Mendez was just 8 years old when her aunt took her to enroll at 17th Street Elementary. The Mendez family was told that Sylvia …

September 8, 2017Classroom, Educationclassroom culture, critical thinking, education, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Creating a Classroom Culture that Encourages Critical Thinking

The start of the school year is overwhelmingly busy. Setting up your room, open houses, lesson planning, and professional development meetings are just a few …

August 13, 2017Critical Thinking, Deeper Thinking, Social JusticeCharlottesville, Charlottesville Virgina, Colin Seale, education, social justice, think Law, thinkLawby Colin Seale

Silence is NOT an Option: The Educators’ Call to Action #Charlottesville

“Don’t look at me that way, like everything is alright ‘Cause my own eyes can see, through all your false pretenses But what you …

May 24, 2017Charter Schools, Critical Thinking, STEM, thinkLaw's impactBay Area Technology School, California Charter School Conference, Colin Seale, education, Matthew Wienclawski, STEAM, STEM, think Law, thinkLawby Colin Seale

Bay Area Technology School: Adding Critical Thinking to a Successful STEM School

Bay Area Technology School (BayTech) is a high-performing public charter school focused on STEM. The school has partnered with thinkLaw to ensure students develop the …

May 22, 2017Careersbusiness development, critical thinking, Curriculum and Training, education, marketing manager, project managers, sales and marketing, sales manager, think Law, thinkLawby Colin Seale

Project Managers Wanted for Sales & Marketing and Curriculum & Training work

thinkLaw is rapidly expanding and we need a superstar team to support our growth. We’re hiring creative Sales & Marketing and Curriculum & Training project managers who want to help us expand and deepen our already successful partnerships and have fun doing it!

April 10, 2017Critical Thinking, News, thinkLaw's impactColin Seale, Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, critical thinking, critical thinking gap, education, Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, thinkLawby Colin Seale

thinkLaw Presents at the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Conference

Our presentation Thinking Like a Lawyer: Tools for Engaging Critical Thinking Instruction was very well received at the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Conference. …

March 15, 2017Classroom, Critical Thinking, Student Engagementeducation, Student Engagement, student voice, students, stuvoice. classroom, thinkLawby admin

3 Strategies For Increasing Student Voice in Your Classroom

Learning is a two way street. A student should feel empowered to voice their opinions, and use the classroom as not just a learning environment, …

February 8, 2017Critical Thinking, Deeper Thinkingcritical thinking, critical thinking gap, education, legal cases, social justice, thinkLawby Colin Seale

New Year, Deeper Meaning: thinkLaw Launching Social Justice Edition in June 2017

We are doubling-down on the core values that led thinkLaw to be adopted by 40+ schools and organizations since our June 2015 launch, serving over …

January 13, 2017Critical Thinking, Deeper Thinking, thinkLawCivil Rights, Colin Seale, Communism, Dr. King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., education, I have a Dream, Letter From a Birmingham Jail, MKL Classroom Activity, MLK, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, thinkLawby Colin Seale

Beyond the Dream: 3 Learning Activities for Thinking Critically About the Legacy of Dr. King

As the only non-President to have a national holiday named in his honor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is clearly a significant piece of …

November 18, 2016Classroom, Critical Thinking, thanksgiving, thinkLaw#UNameIt, #UNameItChallenge, education, Shirley Caesarby Colin Seale

thinkLaw’s #UNameItChallenge Will Boost Classroom Engagement

Thanks to a remix of a 2010 clip from gospel legend Shirley Caesar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9yznF92EZI) right in time for Thanksgiving, we are excited to share #thinkLaw’s …