Developing critical challenges

2. Developingcritical challenges Mary Abbott

3. Critical thinking and you 1. I have tried my hand at writing critical challenges. • 2.I have read lots of critical challenges others have created. 3. I have implemented critical challenges others have created. 4. I am new to the critical thinking model.

4. Criteria for a critical challenge

5. Criteria for a critical challenge • invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools

6. Is this a critical challenge? invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria meaningful and engaging for students develops key aspects of the curriculum focused to limit requisite tools • Based on the clues make a reasonable guess about what might be in the box.

7. Is this a critical challenge? invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria meaningful and engaging for students develops key aspects of the curriculum focused to limit requisite tools • Based on the clues make a reasonable guess about what might be in the box.

8. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? How are local governments structured in urban and rural settings?

9. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? How are local governments structured in urban and rural settings?

10. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Rank order the three most economically sound solutions to revitalizing the Haslem creek fish habitat.

11. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Rank order the three most economically sound solutions to revitalizing the Haslem creek fish habitat.

12. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Compare your life with the life of a child in Egypt.

13. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Compare your life with the life of a child in Egypt.

14. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Who would you like to be in the story?

15. invites a reasoned judgment among plausible options in light of criteria • meaningful and engaging for students • develops key aspects of the curriculum • focused to limit requisite tools Is this a critical challenge? Who would you like to be in the story?

16. Types of critical challenges Critique the piece Judge the better or best Decode the puzzle Rework the piece Design to specs Perform to specs

18. Scaffolding critical challenges

19. Teach and Assess the Intellectual Tools Community of Thinkers Critical Challenges TC2 Model of Critical Thinking Habits of Mind Background Knowledge Critical Thinking Vocabulary Criteria for Judgment Thinking Strategies

21. Designing critical challenges En Curriculum connection Curriculum connection Curriculum connection Enduring understanding Critical challenge • judgment • engaging • important • focused

22. Judgment • engaging • important • focused Critical challenge Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Habits of mind

23. judgment • engaging • important • focused Critical challenge Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Habits of mind

24. judgment • engaging • important • focused Critical challenge Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Habits of mind

25. judgment • engaging • important • focused Critical challenge Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Habits of mind

26. judgment • engaging • important • focused Critical challenge Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Habits of mind

27. Judgment • engaging • important • focused Create a powerful headline for the paragraph Habits of mind Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Criteria for judgment Background Knowledge

28. Scaffolding critical challenges

29. Judgment • engaging • important • focused Create a powerful headline for the paragraph Habits of mind Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies Criteria for judgment Background Knowledge • Criteria for a • Powerful • Headline: • informative • engaging • concise • knowledge of • paragraph • knowledge of • context • awareness of • play on words • Key words • Web: key ideas • Play on words • (bias)

30. Judgment • engaging • important • focused Create a powerful headline for the paragraph Background Knowledge Criteria for judgment Habits of mind Thinking vocabulary Thinking strategies • Criteria for a • Powerful • Headline: • informative • engaging • concise • knowledge of • paragraph • knowledge of • context • awareness of • play on words • Key words • Web: key ideas • Play on words LESSON ACTIVITIES