Example		Example
Acknowledging failure as essential to learning		Identifying premises, conditions and/or constraints
Comparing and contrasting		Identifying problems and solutions
Considering other people’s points of view		Identifying relationships (cause and effect, means and end, part and whole)
Deducing/Inferring/Predicting		Making analogies
Discussing global issues as they relate to the classroom		Questioning
Entertaining alternative problem-solving options		Recognizing poor reasoning
Evaluating options		Taking intellectual risks
Forming conclusions and judgments		Talking about one’s thinking
Generating patterns, identifying trends, making generalizations, contemplating big ideas and concepts		Thinking metaphorically

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Practices to encourage higher order thinking in your classroom.