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September 26, 2017Critical Thinking, Hispanic Heritage Month, Quick LessonsColin Seale, critical thinking, East LA Walkouts, Hispanic Heritage Month, Sarah Pfeiler, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

The East LA Walkouts: Taking a Stand Against Injustice

In the year 1968 Chicano/ students in East L.a. were facing an educational crisis. The dropout rate? Almost 60 percent. Only four out of every …

September 21, 2017Critical Thinking, Deeper Thinking, Social Emotional LearningColin Seale, critical thinking, Empathy, Intellectual empathy, Sarah Pheiler, Social Emotional Learning, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Help me Understand: 4 Ways to Use Critical Thinking to Develop Empathy

During the coverage of the recent natural disasters the news has been saturated with examples of people who represent the very best of humanity. My …

September 19, 2017Hispanic Heritage Month, Quick Lessons, Student EngagementColin Seale, Hernandez v Texas, Hispanic Heritage Month, Student Engagement, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Hernandez v Texas: In a Class by Themselves #HispanicHertitageMonth

In 1951, Pete Hernandez shot and killed Joe Espinoza after getting into an argument at a bar. When it came time for Pete’s jury and …

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 13, 2017Classroom, Hispanic Heritage Month, Quick LessonsClassroom, desegregation, Hispanic Heritage Month, lessons, Mendez V Westminster, teachers pay teachers, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Hispanic Heritage Month: Use FREE Infographics to Springboard Critical Thinking in your Classroom!

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. From landmark Civil Rights cases to the current debate over immigration policy and reform, …

September 12, 2017Critical Thinking, Education, Social Justicebathroom, Colin Seale, constitutional rights, criminal justice, immigration, school desegregation, social justice, think Law, thinkLaw, voting rights, zero toleranceby Colin Seale

Now More Than Ever: THINKLAW SOCIAL JUSTICE EDITION HAS ARRIVED

We are excited to announce the launch of thinkLaw Volume 2: The Social Justice Edition. We live in an extremely polarized society. We are struggling …

September 11, 2017Critical Thinking, Education, thinkLaw, thinkLaw team membercompany announcement, employees, team, thinkLawby Colin Seale

thinkLaw Brings on Rock Star Team to Support its Expansion to 11 States!

We are excited to officially announce thinkLaw’s full-time dream team who will help translate thinkLaw’s powerful vision into reality! Today—Critical thinking is the precursor for …

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 …

September 7, 2017News, Professional Development, thinkLawColin Seale, e-learning, Kjersti Ulvestad, online learning, professional development, TALENT by TORSH, think Law, thinkLaw, TORSHby Colin Seale

TALENT by TORSH powers thinkLaw’s Online Professional Learning Community

When thinkLaw launched in Las Vegas with partnerships at 14 schools, giving teachers the support they needed to be successful was simple. But with thinkLaw’s …

September 1, 2017Critical Thinking, Toddler Learningcritical thinking, deeper learning, Metacognition, think Law, thinkLawby Colin Seale1 Comment

5 Ways to Encourage Critical Thinking with Your Toddler

Do you ever find yourself asking, “why doesn’t my child THINK?” Since launching thinkLaw, I’ve gotten a lot of questions from parents curious about ways …