1. Greetings from SAI !

2. Essential Question What can help me to be more effective in my own thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving and empower others to do the same?

3. Pause, Reflect, and Collect Think of a recent idea or suggestion someone (a parent, teacher, student, board member) brought to you. How did you respond to that idea/suggestion?

4. Share with a “character” next to you !

5. INSIGHT Insights Parallel Inference Pattern Realization Infer Overlapping Connection Relationship IDEA Ideas Goals Options Changes Ways Possibilities Opportunities ANALYSIS List Sequence Outline Categorize Classify Analyze Reasons Factors Parts Procedures Sort Mind map Define Steps SAME/DIFFERENT Compare Contrast Differentiate Same Different Alike Similar APPRAISAL WeighGrade RatePrioritize Appraise Rank (by value) best-to-worst most-to-least SUMMARY Main ideaCondense Main pointReduce SummarySum up FocusIn a nutshell Summarize EVALUATION BeliefJudge ViewpointDecide OpinionEvaluate BelieveCritique PREDICTION Predict Forecast Hypothesize Consequences Affect Effect Happen ACTION ApplyBuildDo UseWriteGraph PlanMakeDesign CombineDraftCompose ConstructDrawRole play InterviewReportProduce SimulateComputeCreate Questions for Life Cue Words PERCEPTION Observe Hear Notice Touch Detect Feel Picture Taste See Smell INDUCTION Qualities Rule Pattern Generalization On the whole Common elements Common characteristics

6. Questions for Life Model Provides scaffolding upon which to build purposeful conversation and communication. Provides means for creative thoughts to develop and evolve into action. Offers a process for thinking about and managing change. Prompts expansion of thinking and questioning strategies to include higher levels. Not intended to be sequential—move around as the pattern or approach to thinking dictates.

7. Think, Reflect, and Collect Consider an idea or change you anticipate making. Share with the character beside you.

8. ANALYSIS List Sequence Outline Categorize Classify Analyze Reasons Factors Parts Procedures Sort Mind map Define Steps SAME/DIFFERENT Compare Contrast Differentiate Same Different Alike Similar Questions for Life PERCEPTION Observe Hear Notice Touch Detect Feel Picture Taste See Smell INDUCTION Qualities Rule Pattern Generalization On the whole Common elements Common characteristics Row 1: Gathering Information What questions might you ask to gather information? What questions would your colleague ask? (Hint: check with the one beside you)

9. INSIGHT Insights Parallel Inference Pattern Realization Infer Overlapping Connection Relationship APPRAISAL WeighGrade RatePrioritize Appraise Rank (by value) best-to-worst most-to-least SUMMARY Main ideaCondense Main pointReduce SummarySum up FocusIn a nutshell Summarize EVALUATION BeliefJudge ViewpointDecide OpinionEvaluate BelieveCritique Questions for Life Row 2: Working with Information What questions might you ask to process information? What questions would your colleague ask? (Hint: check with the one in front of or behind you)

10. IDEA Ideas Goals Options Changes Ways Possibilities Opportunities PREDICTION Predict Forecast Hypothesize Consequences Affect Effect Happen ACTION ApplyBuildDo UseWriteGraph PlanMakeDesign CombineDraftCompose ConstructDrawRole play InterviewReportProduce SimulateComputeCreate Questions for Life Row 3: Taking Action

11. INSIGHT Insights Parallel Inference Pattern Realization Infer Overlapping Connection Relationship IDEA Ideas Goals Options Changes Ways Possibilities Opportunities ANALYSIS List Sequence Outline Categorize Classify Analyze Reasons Factors Parts Procedures Sort Mind map Define Steps SAME/DIFFERENT Compare Contrast Differentiate Same Different Alike Similar APPRAISAL WeighGrade RatePrioritize Appraise Rank (by value) best-to-worst most-to-least SUMMARY Main ideaCondense Main pointReduce SummarySum up FocusIn a nutshell Summarize EVALUATION BeliefJudge ViewpointDecide OpinionEvaluate BelieveCritique PREDICTION Predict Forecast Hypothesize Consequences Affect Effect Happen ACTION ApplyBuildDo UseWriteGraph PlanMakeDesign CombineDraftCompose ConstructDrawRole play InterviewReportProduce SimulateComputeCreate Questions for Life Cue Words PERCEPTION Observe Hear Notice Touch Detect Feel Picture Taste See Smell INDUCTION Qualities Rule Pattern Generalization On the whole Common elements Common characteristics

12. PERCEPTION