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1. I plan lessons that assign groups of students problem solving activities.

2. My lesson plans contain activities to enable students to think creatively.

3. I use technology to expand student-thinking ability.

4. By providing "real world" lessons" I enable higher order thinking of my students.

5. I use writing to learn exercises to encourage critical thinking of my students.

6. I pose problems which ask students to make decisions concerning values

7. I ask students to reach verifiable conclusions based on evidence.

8. I assign projects that are designed to expand students' critical thinking.

9. By posing dilemma situations, I encourage students' evaluative thinking.

10. Rather than telling students conclusions, I teach them to interpret and evaluate.

11. I encourage students to apply rules and evidence to problem-solve.

12. I not only instruct, I also facilitate, encourage, and challenge my students.

13. When interpreting text, I encourage student responses and interpretations.

14. I monitor each student's progress to increased creative thinking ability.

15. I model and use high order thinking abilities in class.

16. I provide a rich classroom environment with broad intellectual challenges.

17. I personally have developed a set of long term critical thinking goals for myself.

18. I propose open-ended project that encourages students to do innovative thinking.

19. I assist students in their applying rules of evidence.

20. I use questioning strategies that require students to do evaluative thinking.