Design Cast - Episode #113 - Critical Thinking with Stephanie Simoes

In this episode of the Design Cast Podcast, host Jason welcomes Stephanie Simoes, a critical-thinking educator and founder of Critikid.com. Stephanie shares her journey into critical-thinking education and discusses the importance of teaching these skills to students, especially in the age of social media. She highlights the lack of critical thinking training in traditional education and the need for resources tailored for children and teens.Stephanie explains her innovative approach, using storytelling and engaging content to teach concepts like logical fallacies through a sci-fi theme. She addresses the challenges of running a startup, focusing on marketing and financial sustainability. The conversation touches on her plans for expanding her curriculum to include media literacy and how she envisions her courses being used in classrooms.Importance of critical thinking in today's digital ageStephanie's journey and the founding of Critikid.comCreative approaches to teaching critical thinking through storiesChallenges in Marketing and Financial Viability for Educational StartupsPlans for expanding content to include media literacyRecommendations for tech tools and educational resources⁠Critikid Website⁠Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanWebsite: ⁠Thinking is Power⁠ by Melanie Trecek-KingFollow Critikid on Instagram: ⁠@critikid⁠Connect on Twitter: ⁠@critikid⁠Find Critikid on Facebook: ⁠Critikid Facebook Page⁠If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the Design Cast Podcast and leaving a review. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue sharing valuable insights on education and design!#DesignCast#CriticalThinking#Education#EdTech#MediaLiteracy#TeachingStrategies#LearningThroughStories#InnovativeEducation#KidsAndTeens#LogicalFallacies#SocialMediaEducation#CriticalThinkingSkills#Parenting#Homeschooling#Educators#EducationResources