CRITICAL THINKING USING THE STUDENT TOOL Focusing Our Vision

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

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

Metacognition Moving to STUDENT METACOGNITION

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

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?

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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

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

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

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