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Focusing Our Vision

Focusing Our Vision. CRITICAL THINKING USING THE Student tool. Critical Thinking and Metacognition. Critical Thinking – the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it

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Focusing Our Vision

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  1. Focusing Our Vision CRITICAL THINKING USING THE Student tool

  2. Critical Thinking and Metacognition Critical Thinking – the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it Metacognition – knowledge about thinking: knowledge of your own thoughts and the factors that influence your own thinking

  3. Reflections of Critical Thinking Tools we have used to increase Critical Thinking in the classroom thus far have been directed toward teacherusage: Rigor, Relevance and Relationship Definitions Learning Walk Guide Bloom’s Higher Order Questions Chart FOV Unit Planning Template with Design Questions

  4. Metacognition Moving to STUDENT METACOGNITION

  5. Bloom’s Review Reader’s Theatre ~ “The Big Bad Wolf Meets Bloom’s” Introduction of the Student Critical Thinking Tool

  6. Bloom’s Blurbs Brigade • Group Activity: • At your table, deal out 5-6 of the Bloom’s Blurbs • One at a time discuss which LEVEL of Bloom’s Taxonomy you are using • Use your STUDENT TOOL to check your work Hint: Though a “blurb” may demonstrate several levels of thinking, can you identify the highest order thinking skill?

  7. Video Clips Click here for the Primary Video Click here for the Intermediate Video Click here for the Middle School Video Click here for the High School Video

  8. What does a critical thinking classroom learning community look like? TEACHER: • Promotes Bloom’s Taxonomy as a framework for critical thinking • Defines critical thinking behaviors students should exhibit • Provides a variety of Bloom’s levels of thinking within a unit • Models appropriate questioning techniques • Shows evidence of Bloom’s Taxonomy implementation in units • Facilitates student peer collaboration

  9. What does a critical thinking classroom learning community look like? STUDENT: • Recognizes and identifies Bloom’s Taxonomy • Incorporates Bloom’s terminology into learning experiences • Uses question stems to challenge themselves and others • Demonstrates self-assessment strategies for reflection

  10. What does a critical thinking classroom learning community look like? PLC: • Shares critical thinking lessons and student work samples • Trains teachers in the critical thinking protocol • Analyzes student work samples for critical thinking indicators

  11. Please complete your EXIT TICKET For your building administrator

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