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AIG PD
The Gifted Learner in the 21st Century
A Total School Approach
Critical Thinking
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Wrap-Up Discussion on Collaboration
1 HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHEN COLLABORATION IS NECESSARY?
WHAT DO YOU DO TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION?2
3 HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH CONFLICTS WITHIN GROUPS?
4 WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO COLLABORATION?
IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION? 5
CRITICAL THINKING
Working independently, generate a list of as many characteristics of critical thinking and behaviors of a critical thinker as possible.
Working independently, review your list and determine the TOP FIVE characteristics/behaviors.
Working in a small group, compare your TOP FIVE lists, noting similarities and differences. Create a SUPER TOP FIVE list. Post each item on your list to AnswerGarden.
Sharing of Super TOP FIVES
The Process of Creating Lists• Criteria• Comparing and Contrasting• Organizing• Debating• Reaching Consensus
Definition of Critical Thinking1. "Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action" (Scriven, 1996).
2. "Critical thinking is thinking that assesses itself" (Center for Critical Thinking, 1996).
Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingReason Effectively • Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation
Use Systems Thinking • Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex
systems
Make Judgments and Decisions • Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs • Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view • Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments • Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis • Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Solve Problems • Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways• Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions
Questioning for Critical Thinking
• Read the text exemplar• Write 3 – 5 questions you would
ask your students about this text
Questioning for Critical Thinking
• As a table group, use the Bloom’s Taxonomy chart to map the location of your questions.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE ANALYZE AND EVALUATE COLUMNS?
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Questioning for Critical Thinking
• Go back to your questions and rework them to increase the rigor and critical thinking
• Enter you questions into Tricider on the session Wiki.
BreakPick 5 numbers between 1 - 25
DPS Critical Thinking Toolkit
• http://cia.dpsnc.net/critical-thinking-toolkit/what-does-it-look-like
Higher Order Thinking
• …is HOT!• …can be learned.• …can be improved with practice.• …can be improved with practice for both
children and adults.• …should be practiced often in all of our
schools, all of our classes, with all of our students
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More about HOT…
• No one thinks perfectly or poorly all the time. • Memorizing something is not the same as thinking
about it. • You can memorize something without understanding
it. • Thinking is done in both words and pictures. • Thinking is useful in our everyday lives. • You can improve your thinking skills by understanding
the processes involved in thinking. • Metacognition-thinking about thinking-is part of
higher order thinking.
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Original Terms New Terms
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
(Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)
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① What does a 21st century school/classroom look like?
② What tools are available to help me get started?
③ How do I integrate these tools effectively?
REFLECTION AND HOMEWORK
