Visible thinking routines are routines that target different types of Willing to examine beliefs, assumptions, and opinions and weigh them against facts thinking. They can be designed to promote students' thinking, Listen carefully to others and is able to give feedback encourage self-assessment and reflective thinking. See that critical thinking is a lifelong process of to connect to the Visible Thinking website. assessment Click to access Strategies and tools for divergent thinking. Suspend judgment until all facts have been gathered and Click to access 22 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the considered Elementary Classroom. Look for evidence to support assumption and beliefs Click to access Classroom Creativity Killers’. ‘Eleven Adjust opinions when new facts are found to access a website on critical and creative thinking. Look for proof Examine problems closely Critical thinking competency in action: Reject information that is incorrect or irrelevant Source: Questioning the Lecture Format by Barbara J. Limbach and Wendy L. Introduce the Core Competency focus. Waugh Have students view the competency video and discuss how they will use the competency throughout the unit. Click to access a kid-friendly video. Critical thinking key words and phrases Share with students how the competency learning is relevant to situations. Problem and solution Evidence or reason Guess and clue Begin to develop a Competency Word wall. • • • Consequences (What would happen if . . .) students to the can statements’ on the competency posters. ‘I Include only the can statements’, which be assessed in the unit. “I Introduce the learning target for the lesson and discuss with students how they will use the core competency to attain the learning target. tried to work as many imperfections out to make the final “I Engineer effective classroom discussions, activities, and tasks that elicit product more enjoyable.” evidence of the competency. Challenge students to apply the competency statements’ to examples ‘I during the lesson. Use questioning strategies throughout instruction and or inquiry to prompt REFLECTIVE THINKING. Use the It, Name It’ Strategy. ‘Notice
Visible thinking routines are routines that target different types of thinking. They can be designed to promote students' thinking, encourage self-assessment and reflective thinking. to connect to the Visible Thinking website. Click to access Strategies and tools for divergent thinking. Click to access 22 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary Classroom. Click to access ‘Eleven Classroom Creativity Killers’. to access a website on critical and creative thinking. Critical thinking competency in action: Introduce the Core Competency focus. Have students view the competency video and discuss how they will use the competency throughout the unit. Click to access a kid-friendly video. Share with students how the competency learning is relevant to situations. Begin to develop a Competency Word wall. students to the ‘I can statements’ on the competency posters. Include only the “I can statements’, which be assessed in the unit. Introduce the learning target for the lesson and discuss with students how they will use the core competency to attain the learning target. Engineer effective classroom discussions, activities, and tasks that elicit evidence of the competency. Challenge students to apply the competency ‘I statements’ to examples during the lesson. Use questioning strategies throughout instruction and or inquiry to prompt REFLECTIVE THINKING. Use the ‘Notice It, Name It’ Strategy. Willing to examine beliefs, assumptions, and opinions and weigh them against facts Listen carefully to others and is able to give feedback See that critical thinking is a lifelong process of Suspend judgment until all facts have been gathered and considered Look for evidence to support assumption and beliefs Adjust opinions when new facts are found Look for proof Examine problems closely Reject information that is incorrect or irrelevant Source: Questioning the Lecture Format by Barbara J. Limbach and Wendy L. Waugh Critical thinking key words and phrases Problem and solution • Evidence or reason • Guess and clue • Consequences (What would happen if . . .) “I tried to work as many imperfections out to make the final product more enjoyable.” assessment
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