Critical Thinking with Alice A Curriculum Design Model for Middle School Teachers Marie Sontag, PhD Duke University, Alice Symposium, June 2009

Critical Thinking with Alice E.D. Hirsch, founder of the Core Knowledge Foundation Ken Kay, co-founder of Partnership for 21 st Century Skills In today’s economy, is it possible for students to achieve a level of proficiency in the core subjects, while developing 21 st century skills? YES! The instructional design model, Critical Thinking with Alice, utilizes the construct of TPACK to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards within a 21 st -century skills framework. Educational Debate: Core Knowledge – or 21 st Century Skills?

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards - within a 21 st -century skills framework. TPACK – formulated at the 9 th Annual National Technology Leadership Summit (2007) TPACK emphasizes 3 kinds of knowledge essential for tech integration

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standard - within a 21 st -century skills framework. What does this look like

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standard - within a 21 st -century skills framework. timetrek.org/inde x2.htm

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standard - within a 21 st -century skills framework. Grade 6

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standard - within a 21 st -century skills framework.

Critical Thinking with Alice Student Sample, Gr. 6 – Ancient Chinese Philosophers

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standard - within a 21 st -century skills framework.

Critical Thinking with Alice Student Sample – Ancient Greek Philosophers

Critical Thinking with Alice -Teacher Example, Gold Rush – Gr. 5 and Gr. 8

SCCS – A Learning Theory for 21 st Century Students Social and Cognitive-Connectedness Schemata P21 Skills Framework - The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards within a 21 st -cetury skills framework.

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards within a 21 st -cetury skills framework - SCCS

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Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards within a 21 st -cetury skills framework – P21

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards within a 21 st -cetury skills framework – P21

Critical Thinking with Alice - utilizes the construct of TPACK - to structure Alice tutorials keyed to core subject standards - within a 21 st -century framework.