Actual Intelligence with Steve Pearlman Critical Thinking & Reading with Dan Willingham
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Dec 13, 2017 
Dan Willingham, critical thinking pioneer, discusses the relationship between critical thinking, reading, and teaching. They explore the role of existing knowledge in decoding thinking and whether reading for evaluation enhances outcomes. Dave also talks about attention in thinking, like when listening to a podcast.
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Back-Plan Skills Alongside Content
- Back-plan both content and critical-thinking processes from the end-of-program goals.
- Practice critical thinking across multiple years and contexts instead of expecting mastery in a single course.
Define Clear Goals Before Designing Practice
- Be explicit about the learning goals for your course and downstream expectations.
- Use those goals to choose practices that prepare students and colleagues for what comes next.
One Course Often Means One-Third Retention
- Single-course learning decays sharply over years without repeated exposure.
- Reusing the same content across a major preserves memory and supports critical thinking development.