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ThinkUp! at Tool Elementary
December 13, 2019
Equipped with cameras and microphones, we went to Tool Elementary to see and hear for ourselves how schools are using ThinkUp! Watch as educators share stories about how ThinkUp! is providing the critical thinking skills that their students will need in higher education, their careers, and beyond.
TEPSA 2019 in Review
July 01, 2019
Fresh off their visit to TEPSA 2019, Jennifer Hoitsma and Karli Hetherington recall some of the best moments from this year’s conference.
TEPSA Preview
June 11, 2019
Our VP of Marketing and Corporate Strategy Jennifer Hoitsma previews the many ways you can meet the Mentoring Minds team at TEPSA and get free ThinkUp! products.
TEPSA and Mentoring Minds: A Longstanding Partnership
June 11, 2019
Our SVP of Educator Relations Teresa Sherman joins our VP of Marketing and Corporate Strategy Jennifer Hoitsma to discuss the longstanding partnership between Mentoring Minds and TEPSA.
Critical Thinking Can Help Break Cycles of Poverty
June 02, 2019
Mentoring Minds Product Manager Ladona Cook describes the impact teaching critical thinking can have on disadvantaged children.
We Want to Help Young Girls Choose Their Futures
June 02, 2019
As female scientists ourselves, we take special care to appeal to young girls in our science curriculum.
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Critical Thinking Success Stories
Hear from Those Who Matter Most: Educators on the Frontlines of Our Future
“It’s not just about testing, it’s about building their character and building who they are in order to prepare them for their future jobs.”
Mallory McConnell
5th Grade Math Teacher, Brown Elementary
“Our average success, or passing rate, went up eighteen percentage points per test, and there’s eight tests.”
Derrick Conley, Principal, Birch Elementary
“If you’re a critical thinker, it goes across all areas of your life. It’s not something that you turn on and turn off, it’s always going to be there.”
Michele Walker, Administrator, Coordinator of Special Programs, Pinetree ISD