1. Shraddha Nayak

2. “ Disciplined, self-directed thinking... ”* Photo credit: http://www.wts.edu/resources/westminster_center_for_theolog/become_writerhtml/developing_your_thesis_main_me/ critical_thinking_and_research.html

3.  “ Disciplined, self-directed learning… ” *The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, 1987  “ The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it ” *The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts And Tools, 5 ed. The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2008.

4.  Can be taught  Improves student learning  Requires practice - guided, scaffolded, graduated, feedback  Needs training in a variety of domains

5. WHY? Photo credit: http://dconrad3.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/critical-thinking.jpg

6.  To explore possibilities  To evaluate and improve learning  To keep up with rapidly changing 21 st century

7.  To effectively navigate information explosion  To adapt to an exponentially changing workplace  To cultivate a multi-cultural world view  To ensure world peace and adequate resources.

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9. HOW? Photo credit: http://rliberni.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/learning_in_the_21st_century.png

10.  Questions drive thinking  Student-directed  Reasoning used as a pervasive tool  Information becomes knowledge

11.  Stimulates thinking  Improves problem-solving strategies  Facilitates discussion and interaction  Reduces anxiety – shared responsibility, humor

12.  Leads to long-term retention of the material  Helps make connections

13.  Organizes thoughts  Helps make decisions about what is relevant  Conveys thoughts  Helps to arrive at a conclusion

14.  Encourages active engagement  Builds motivation  Deepens understanding  Enhances self-esteem  Improves learning

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16.  Provides opportunities Photo credit: http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/?Tag=21st%20Century%20Learners

17.  Encourage collaboration  Promote engagement  Improve critical thinking  Provide feedback

18.  Supports differentiation  Provides opportunities for self-assessment  Offers choices to demonstrate learning

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21.  Include content that is relevant  Use within context  Align activities to instructional objectives  Support differentiation  Provide opportunity for feedback

22.  Use of both words and pictures lets the brain process more information in working memory  Use of animation when presenting concepts, students may have difficulty envisioning

23. Photo credit: http://assets.pearsonschool.com/asset_mgr/current/201032/PS05-Banner-21st-century-learning.jpg

24.  Graphic organizers – Venn, KWLH, concept map  Class discussion – blog, google doc  Reflections – journals, blog  Differentiation – e-beam, interactives  Concept building – simulations, geogebra, Excel, software, logger-pro, calculators

25.  Open-ended – text, video, podcasts, voicethread, prezi, Excel, graphing software, powerpoints  Timely feedback – blogs, drop-box, email

26.  "The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." ~~ Albert Einstein  It's not about technology, it's about effective instructional practice.

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28.  Blogs:  Neil Stephensen: http://www.thinkinginmind.com/  Stephen Downes: http://www.downes.ca/http://www.downes.ca/  George Siemens: http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/ http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/  Barry Dahl: http://barrydahl.com/http://barrydahl.com/

29.  Moodle  Google  Open Office  Wordle  YouTube  Delicious  iPhoto  Prezi  Voicethread  Audacity  Concept Maps  Podcasts – variety of tools  Facebook  Cool Tools for Schools: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

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33.  http://education.alberta.ca/apps/ict/ie.asp http://education.alberta.ca/apps/ict/ie.asp  Searchable for Grades 1-12 and for subjects: English, Math, Science, Social Studies  Results:  Background and Student Task  Rubric  Related Tech Outcomes  Related Curricular Outcomes