NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

NORTH SALEM, NEW YORK

Dr. Kenneth Freeston, Superintendent

Dr. Michael Hibbard, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Patricia Cyganovich, MS/HS Principal

PROBLEM TO SOLVE

                                         

                                  

PROBLEM SOLVED

MISSIONEngage students to continuously learn, question, define and solve problems through critical and creative thinking

Engage students to continuously learn, question, define and

solve problems through critical and creative thinking

MISSION

PROBLEM SOLVING TASK

What Bob Thought Outside The Box!

PROBLEM SOLVING TASK (PST)

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My problem to solve was whether to use a Windsor or Prince Albert knot!

PST

CRITICAL,

CONVERGENT THINKING

CRITICAL, CONVERGENT THINKING

CREATIVE,

DIVERGENT

THINKING

CREATIVE,

DIVERGENT

THINKING

CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING INTERACT

IN PROBLEM SOLVING

RE-ENGINEERING

Ex-Amusement Park Engineer Re-designs The Subway

RE-ENGINEER

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF PSTs

DESIGN CRITERIA TEMPLATE

RUBRIC &

BENCHMARKS

VOCABULARY

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF PSTs

K-12 ALL

DISCIPLINES

SUSTAINED PD

CORE STANDARDS

SUMMATIVE

ASSESSMENT

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR LIFE

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR LIFE

Do to Others What You Would Have Them Do Unto You.

PROBLEM SOLVING FOR LIFE