1. Teaching for CT

2. What is CT? Athearn slides 1, 2,3

3. Objectives Describe the CT dispositions we would like our students to possess. Discuss the conditions for learning CT Develop a plan to teach CT to our students

4. Willing & Able to Think Two aspects of CT Skills Disposition

5. Core Critical Thinking Skills Interact Interpretation Self Regulation Analysis Inference Evaluation Explanation

6. Basic CT Dispositions Truth-seeking Open-mindedness Analyticity Systematicity Maturity Inquisitive Judicious

7. Obstacles to CT Old view of teacher as… “transmitter of knowledge” Textbooks Course Class size Research Pressures Reward Structures

8. To Teach CT Model CT skills & dispositions Create a culture of inquiry Diversify contexts of judgment Reward & challenge Guide reflection on the thinking process Engage students in thinking

9. How can we teach our students to think critically. Must “formally” teach CT Must integrate CT examples & techniques in our teaching Must push students to think critically within the content we teach

10. Conditions for CT Think about Think with Think for Thinking models