Teaching Critical Thinking Skills In The Classroom –
edd508
(3 credits)
Participants learn to enhance their diverse students' higher-order thinking, a necessity for success in the 21st century. Participants work on strategies and technology tools that support analytical, creative, and practical thinking in instruction, assessments, and the classroom environment. Participants also share ideas with peers in analytical, creative, and practical ways, such as wikis, digital presentations, comic strips, and songs.
Integrate analytical thinking in learning activities.
Assessing Higher-Order Thinking
Identify assessment strategies for higher-order thinking skills.
Create assessments that support higher-order thinking.
Creative Thinking
Explain creative thinking.
Integrate creative thinking in learning activities.
Practical Thinking
Integrate practical thinking in learning activities.
Explain practical thinking.
Foundations of Thinking
Explain the different types of higher-order thinking.
Identify instructional approaches and curriculum trends that support higher-order thinking.
Identify higher-order thinking strategies that align to Gardner's multiple intelligences.
Identify strategies for enhancing memory skills.
Higher-Order Thinking in Language Arts
Incorporate higher-order thinking in reading and writing lesson plans.
Integrate technology that supports higher-order thinking in reading and writing lessons.
Adapt instruction to support higher-order thinking in reading and writing to meet diverse learner needs.
Higher-Order Thinking in Math and Science
Incorporate higher-order thinking in math and science lesson plans.
Integrate technology that supports higher-order thinking in math and science .
Adapt instruction to support higher-order thinking in math and science to meet diverse learner needs.
Higher-Order Thinking in Social Studies and the Arts
Incorporate higher-order thinking in social studies and arts lesson plans.
Integrate technology that supports higher-order thinking in social studies and arts lessons.
Adapt instruction to support higher-order thinking in socials studies and the arts to meet diverse learner needs.
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