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What Was I Thinking?

What Was I Thinking?. A Critical Thinking Workshop. Workshop designed by Lynn Carpenter, Patricia Smith, and Sheree Greer Funded by CETL/Critical Thinking Institute – St. Petersburg College Facilitated by Sheree Greer with support from Bridgette O’ Donnell, Annie McGregor, and WOW.

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What Was I Thinking?

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  1. What Was I Thinking? A Critical Thinking Workshop Workshop designed by Lynn Carpenter, Patricia Smith, and Sheree Greer Funded by CETL/Critical Thinking Institute – St. Petersburg College Facilitated by Sheree Greer with support from Bridgette O’ Donnell, Annie McGregor, and WOW

  2. I’m going to college. • “To be a role model for my child.” • “To get skills for a better job.” • “To make more money.” • “To be a <insert career here>.” • “To figure out what I want to do with my life.” • “To fulfill my dream of going to college.”

  3. I’m going to college? • “My parents said I need to either go to school or get a job.” • “Everyone says it’s what I’m supposed to do after high school.” • “I tried it before. I’m going to do better this time.” • “I need a better job.” • “Two words: Refund. Checks.” • “This is how you make more money.”

  4. Snaps! I’m in college! Study? Parents? Classes? Career? Expectations? Time? Job? Money? Role Model? Dreams?

  5. Reflection,Acknowledgement,and decision • The question, “What Was I Thinking?” implies reflection. • Reflection invites evaluation and consideration, the hallmarks of critical thinking. • Answering the question, “What Was I Thinking?” requires acknowledgment . • Decision dictates movement, whether forward or backward.

  6. The WorkshopSeries • What is Critical Thinking? • Learning from Our Personal and Shared Experiences? • Understanding, Maintaining, and Changing Our Habits • Goal-Setting and Life-Planning • Working Instead of Worrying: Solution-based Thinking • Plans for Success

  7. Workshop in progress • Critical thinking defined… • Sharing is caring… • What I’ve Always Always Done…

  8. assessment • Evaluation of content • Reflection on paradigm shifts • Identification of skill sets • Intention to continue skill sets

  9. Seeing is believing:visualization • Final sessions will focus goal-setting, planning, and solution-based thinking • Possible Solutions versus The Answer: A lesson in connotation • Visualization as a technique for meeting challenges, evaluating options, and finding solutions • Managing deviations from the vision: reflect, reset, and return

  10. You knew I was gonna… • Brainstorm a short list of goals for the remainder of the semester • Choose one from the list • Visualize yourself completing the goal – remember that all goals are made up of smaller tasks, visualize the tasks that go into your main goal • Free-write the steps included in your visualization

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