Course | Promoting Critical Thinking Skills in Your Classroom

In this course, we’ll explore how today’s unlimited, global access to information has made critical thinking an essential 21st-century skill that drives success inside and outside of the classroom. We’ll also cover how logical fallacies can negatively impact decision-making and how incorporating critical thinking into classroom activities can help students learn to discern information and distinguish themselves as modern-day thinkers.

Course Details

Length: 12 weeks.
Start date: The course starts the day you enroll.
Certification hours: 10 hours.
Format: 100% online and self-paced
Instructors: Personal tutor (experienced ESL/EFL instructor) to grade assignments and provide support.

Curriculum

Module 01: What Is Critical Thinking and Why Does it Matter?
Module 02: Critical Thinking vs Intelligence vs Logical Fallacies
Module 03: Bringing Critical Thinking Into the Classroom

1 quiz, 2 discussion boards, 1 graded assignment, 1 instructional video, and 4 handouts.

Learning Objectives

When you complete your course, you’ll be able to:
Explain what critical thinking means and discuss its increasing importance in the 21st century
Distinguish between intelligence and critical thinking and explain why equating them can be problematic
Define the six main critical thinking skills
Identify logical fallacies and explain what they are
Implement classroom strategies that promote critical thinking
Link critical thinking skills with tasks and activities for the classroom

Requirements

Age: 18 years of age or older.
Education: High school diploma or the equivalent. Proof of graduation or transcript is not required.
Language: An intermediate or higher level of English proficiency (B1 level, according to the CEFR, the Common European Framework Reference for Language). Proof of language proficiency is not required.

Credit

CEUs
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are nationally recognized units of measurement for participation in non-credit, continuing education programs. Bridge is accredited by ACCET (the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training), and any ACCET-approved Bridge course, including their online TEFL programs, can be taken for 1 CEU per 10 hours of TEFL course instruction.

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Bridge.

FAQs About Bridge Micro-Credentials

What are Micro-credential courses?
These are short, targeted, professional development courses designed for EFL teachers who want to learn new skills and expand their knowledge of current teaching methods or topics.

What are the requirements to take a Micro-credential?
To take Bridge Micro-credential, you must be at least 18 years old with a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.

Micro-credential courses are designed to build off prior teaching experience and knowledge. It is recommended that you are either already TEFL / TESOL certified, or enroll concurrently in a Professional TEFL / TESOL course, such as the IDELTOnline™ to take a Micro-credential course.

If you are not a native English speaker, we recommend an intermediate or higher level of English proficiency (minimum B1 level, according to the CEFR, the Common European Framework Reference for Language). No proof of fluency is required.