CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING

Why Create a School-Wide

Culture of Critical and

Creative Thinking?

“Children must be taught how to think,not what to think.” Margaret Mead

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

• Creative problem solving is an essential skill for successful global citizens in the 21st century.

21st Century Skills

• Higher order thinking skills help students construct meaningful understandings of the curriculum.

Construct Meaning

• Strategies are engaging for students and teachers!

Student Engagement

generate new ideas

combine ideas

defer judgment

visualize

analyze

predict use evidence to support thinking

logical reasoning

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Creative Thinking

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING ARE INTERRELATED PROCESSES ESSENTIAL TO

PROBLEM SOLVING

Critical thinking involves logic and reasoning

skills

Creative thinking involves

constructing something new

Creative thinking requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (thinking critically to combine those ideas into the best result).