DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING

POSING QUESTIONS

 Recall questions to check vertical knowledge

 Wait before accepting answers
 Comprehension questions to check for student
understanding of concepts or ideas
 Wait after answers for additional student input
 Higher level questions to develop higher level
thinking
INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY

 Research by student to support position

 Develop higher thinking presentations by students
 Web research of other cultures for study
 Study foreign student(s) culture for research
 Collaboration with other schools online
 Develop rules for Web searching
 PREPLANNED QUESTIONS

 Focus discussion boundaries

 Introduction of new concepts – check for
understanding
 Differentiate questions to aid students in using
different types of thinking
 Devise questions to help students form, and then
question opinions
 GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING

 Learning to work in groups – high level answers to

posed problems
 No way – Best way; support your group’s solution
 Intra-group cooperation – group dynamic skills
 Inter-group competition – teamwork and pressure
 Higher order thinking problems to stimulate group
 Learn to combine differing talents to succeed
MODELING CRITICAL THINKING

 Have groups develop a sample problem

 Brainstorm with groups to develop questions to guide
problem solution
 discuss importance of activating previous knowledge
 Show process of analyzing information to reach solution
 Model research techniques with technology
 Discuss potential obstacles and ways to cross them
 Present solution for higher order discussion by groups
DEVELOPING CREATIVITY
 MODELING

 Show students how to be Creative

 Build student confidence
 Be creative yourself
 Make it FUN
 Mistakes are OKAY
 Try different materials
 Allow students to discover
 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

 Integrate subjects to stimulate creativity

 Allow time after questions for higher thinking
 Allow time after answer for others to engage
 Help students discover vertical knowledge
 Develop questions to help students self-assess
 Student devised questions for discussion
 Build to higher level questions for higher thinking
SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

 Reward creativity
 Applaud risk takers
 No wrong answer, just different views
 Try different technologies to stimulate creativity
 Help students build on their creativity
 Find out what excites them
 Show that frustration is part of learning
 REAL LIFE ISSUES

 Discover your students experiences, tell them yours

 Honest, truthful, and sincere and expect it returned
 Ask students to look at issues from alternate
viewpoints
 Self-image exploration by students
 Peer evaluations and cross assessment of projects
 Time management skills for life
 GROUP/PARTNER WORK

 Collaboration increases creativity

 Let groups design their own project
 Allow options to demonstrate learning
 Define obstacles as learning opportunities
 Discuss anxiety and self-control for success
 Discuss learning obstacles you have encountered
 Design questions to help groups handle obstacles