Critical Thinking Skills For Gifted And Talented Students –
edu504
(3 credits)
This course prepares participants to enhance critical and creative thinking in gifted and talented learners. Opportunities are provided to implement critical and creative thinking skills into the curriculum and learning environment. Participants determine instructional and assessment strategies to foster critical reasoning and creativity across disciplines.
Determine instructional strategies that foster critical and creative thinking in gifted and talented learners.
Explain the need for differentiated instruction.
Apply strategies to differentiate instruction.
Critical and Creative Thinking Across Disciplines, Contâ¿¿d.
Identify the needs of the twice-exceptional learner.
Explain the need for integrated instruction to promote critical and creative thinking in gifted and talented learners.
Apply strategies to integrate instruction across disciplines.
Create assessments that promote and support critical and creative thinking skills.
Overview of Creative Thinking
Define creative thinking.
Analyze the value of developing dispositions for creative thinking.
Determine ways to enhance creative thinking in gifted and talented learners.
Overview of Critical Thinking
Identify the unique characteristics of gifted and talented learners.
Define critical thinking.
Analyze the value of developing dispositions for critical thinking.
Determine ways to enhance critical thought in gifted and talented learners.
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