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Christine Kurucz

The Instructor's Challenge: Moving Students beyond Opinions to Critical Thinking - 0 views

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  • Christine Kurucz on 02 Aug 13
     
    In this article, teachers are urged to push students beyond simply providing personal opinions as answers. By offering better prompts and questions, students need to be pushed into "critical reflection and evaluation" of the topic at hand. Having students move beyond simply Q/A formats, they are more engaged in their learning in terms of both the process and the outcome. Teachers need to provide feedback, challenging prompts, and encourage the discovery process (among others) to improve critical thinking skills. In addition, teachers can post open-ended questions, provide models of what synthesis looks like, and refrain from being the authority on the subject. While this article was not specifically related to Web 2.0 tools, the elements of how to increase critical / higher order thinking skills apply to all of the elements of technology use in the classroom.
Kae Cunningham

Assignments That Promote Critical Thinking | Faculty Focus - 4 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...that-promote-critical-thinking

critical thinking Information Literacy Problem Solving web2.0

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  • Janice McGuire on 05 Feb 13
     
    Critical thinking is the underlying skill needed for a student to be able to develop information and media literacy. Thus, I chose an article entitled "Assignments that promote critical thinking."
  • Kae Cunningham on 07 Feb 13
     
    Suggestions for lesson on development of critical thinking skills
Natasha Makucha

Savvy Web 2.0 Teens Forge Critical Thinking Skills - 5 views

www.schoollibraryjournal.com/...savvy_web_2.0_teens_forge.csp

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  • a handful of 14-year-old girls in a pilot study used critical thinking skills independently online. "How teenagers use Web 2.0 tools has huge implications for teaching critical thinking skills," says Ronda,
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      It makes sense.
  • Students can even collaborate on writing a Wikipedia article on a topic they're studying to see how the process of peer writing and editing works
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      Great idea!
  • "These conversations and activities can be really important, and can teach students valuable critical skills: how to find information online, how to examine the accuracy and source of information they find online, and how to be not only consumers of information, but active participants in creating it."
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      Finding information on-line is a learned skill of knowledge. Examining the accuracy and source of information is one of the highest critical thinking skills, which develops with time, experience, and rich schemata.
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  • Not all teens are enthusiastic users of tools such as Facebook.
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      I agree
  • teens made decisions on who they connected to and what they shared, after exploring options and reflecting on how these decisions would affect their online experience.
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      Critical thinking right here!
  • "These tools grow and diversify, and researchers need to catch up to what teenagers are doing online," she says.
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      The teachers are as good as the researches, since we have to keep up with the teens, and the technologies.
  • Social media tools hold great potential for developing important proficiencies that have to do with communicating and expressing ideas and thoughts, conducting research, and accessing and creating knowledge.
    • Natasha Makucha
      Natasha Makucha on 10 Apr 11
       
      The highest points of critical thinking on Blomm's taxonomy!
  • Thomas Dearborn on 25 Mar 11
     
    Brief article about various ways teens use web 2.0 skills. Takes a look at proper use of tools such as Wikipedia, Facebook, and Youtube.
rfaller

Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin - 5 views

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  • rfaller on 13 Jun 14
     
    This article explains that critical thinking skills are needed everywhere in life - not just in the classroom. As teachers, we need to help our students realize that just because information exists, doesn't mean that it's correct. Using web tools can help students do this by having them take information and present it in a different form, or by having them create their own presentation based on correct information gathered.
  • Cheryl Zaino on 15 Jun 14
     
    I agree with you that students need to question what they read and be able to see through the writers agenda. I think that is why I worry about the websites that students are getting their information. As teachers we need to help students'analyse and question each source they use before they accept what the web articles have posted. I also need to align my curriculum with standards that include critical thinking. It will be the next step in my journey from guidance counselor to teacher.
Jasmane Frans

Video on the 4 C's - 1 views

www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/...itical-thinking-and-creativity

communication collaboration critical thinking creativity

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  • Jasmane Frans on 27 Oct 12
     
    A simple video to demonstrate communication, communication, collaboration, critical-thinking and creativity.
Michele Foley

Election Projects Get Students Critically Engaged - 0 views

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critical thinking HOTS election engagement

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  • Michele Foley on 29 Oct 12
     
    Using an online exchange project called PenPal News Red-Blue,middle-school and high school students across the country are participating in conversations about election-year issues with peers from different parts of the country. Students are asked to use facts- not just personal experience to converse with their peers about election issues.
Maureen Sweeney

4Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity - eLearning Blog Do... - 8 views

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Creativity Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking 21st century 4cs

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  • Maureen Sweeney on 23 Feb 12
     
    I found this video on Twitter tonight thanks to David Walker (@drdjwalker) who re-tweeted the video from The Partnership of 21st Century Skills. The video is called "Above and Beyond: the story of the 4Cs". Enjoy "In an increasingly complex, demanding and competitive 21st century, students need to learn more than the 3R's they are tested on in school. Although the 3R's are the foundation of learning (most especially reading), students must be prepared to Think Creatively and have Intellectual Curiosity in order to excel in the 21st century.
  • Gordon Christie-Maples on 26 Feb 12
     
    Oh, what fun! This video is a great tool to share with students. It's simplicity is a delight. The notion is that we all have different talents and skills we can bring to collaborative projects. We need to encourage students to take the time to share their creative ideas together; plan, explore, negotiate, compromise and problem solve together. My fifth and sixth graders will enjoy this video.
  • Janet Chandler on 01 Mar 12
     
    This video is fun, interesting and great for students to see. It stresses the collaborative nature of projects and how much more we can do together rather than alone. It reminds me of Odyssey of the Mind type projects, and I will definitely show this to my Advisory. I think they will find it interesting and funny, but more than that it can jump start a discussion about the creative power of collaboration. It also makes me think that it will demonstrate to students that diversity of ideas is powerful.
Norma Glennon

JTE v7n1 - Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking - 2 views

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collaborative learning collaboration

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  • For collaborative learning to be effective, the instructor must view teaching as a process of developing and enhancing students' ability to learn
  • Norma Glennon on 02 Aug 12
     
    In this study of collaborative learning, the researchers distinguish between the effects of group study on two categories of questions. On the test administered after the study period, the scores on the "critical-thinking" questions showed a significant difference between students learning individually and students learning collaboratively. The scores on "drill-and practice" items (factual information) did not.
  • Norma Glennon on 02 Aug 12
     
    Studying together pays!
Kae Cunningham

Critical thinking In the classroom | Diigo - 0 views

www.diigo.com/...uides%2Fcritical_thinking.aspx

critical thinking information literacy

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  • Kae Cunningham on 09 Feb 13
     
    A teaching guide as well as lessons to go from "search to research"
Janice McGuire

Nichole Pinkard on Digital Literacy (Big Thinkers Series) - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/pinkard-digital-literacy-video

HOTS digital literacy higher order thinking critical

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  • Janice McGuire on 10 Feb 13
     
    This is a resource that explains that students who can only read text but not analyze, synthesize and utilize that information are still considered illiterate! The resource reviews a program that was put together called Digital Youth Network (DYN) and how this organization empowers young people with critical digital literacy skills that make them academically and professionally competitive.
Stacie Yokhana

New high school is latest to focus on project-based learning | eSchool News - 2 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...ocus-on-project-based-learning

hot projectbased critical thinking education

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  • Stacie Yokhana on 02 Aug 12
     
    Project-based learning can increase test scores, however if it is not implemented properly they can drop by half as much. This type of learning helps students reach higher order of thinking as well as critical thinking and cognitive skills through application
Julie Doughty

Using a Blog to Enhance Student Participation | Faculty Focus - 0 views

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HOTS blog participation

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  • Julie Doughty on 03 Aug 13
     
    This professor uses blogs to have students discuss readings before they are due.  It supports HOTS because they are connecting the readings to current events as well as evaluating perspectives. Plus the prof. felt she was able to better tailor the class discussions after reading the posts to force students to think more deeply.  Students reported that the blogging helped them understand course content and improve their critical thinking and writing skills.  The prof. had students reflect as a part of their final about how their verbal exchanges on the blog shaped their understanding of the events.  In other words, students explored how they were constructing their knowledge through the blog.  Interestingly, this professor had her students post anonymously to the "class blog".  She believed this encouraged honest and open participation.
Anne Galeski

My Library - 2 views

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media literacy

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  • Anne Galeski on 13 Oct 12
     
    This article discusses how students can gain real-world experience by blogging and podcasting.. They are able to hone writing skills, learn to take and give criticism and direction, use software in the production of the blogs and podcasts. They are using the essential skills of managing, analyzing, creating and evaluating, etc.
tbreza

Higher order thinking skills - 4 views

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HOTS Education Technology Gaming 21st Century Learning Critical

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  • tbreza on 13 Jun 14
     
    Many educators are looking for more outside the box methods to learning and understanding. Many teachers have tried implementing more technology inside the classroom or tried to create a more blended classroom. This article shows another method of instruction that brings higher order of thinking and that is using games to differentiate instruction. Our students have been playing games since they were no more than 2 years old. Why not implement a learning method that they are already accustomed to. This has transformed classroom learning into a more interactive learning style that has shown great success. The articles talks about the importance of moving your lessons to the students strengths so why not lean them towards what they know best? Using games for higher learning is no different then a classroom review. It is no different then a quiz. The only difference is that it is more interactive and it is electronic. This style of high order thinking or critical thinking creates a learning environment that is geared to challenge the students in a way that they want to be challenged.
Thomas Dearborn

Product Review: Toon Boom Animation Software - 1 views

www.techlearning.com/...38974

HOTS Software Animation Classroom tools

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  • Thomas Dearborn on 24 May 11
     
    This article is a review for animation software for the grade school level. While this article is not about HOTS directly it describes an interesting tool that can promote HOTS. Students are well versed in making PowerPoints these days and moving to a more extensive animation platform is the next logical step. The animation process involves HOTS because students must process the information into a format that is more then just memorization and repetition. This tool would promote the skills of analysis, synthesizing, and critical thinking as students take information presented in class and work to share their knowledge through film/animation.
amy sunke

Educators Explore How to Use GPS for Teaching - 2 views

www.edweek.org/...01gps.h04.html

higher order thinking skills

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  • amy sunke on 25 May 11
     
    This article highlights schools that are integrating gps technology into the classrooms and the linking this to students being connected to the real world along with building critical thinking skills. Joseph Kerski, the curriculum manager in Redlands California, is quoted as saying "From bus routing to airplane navigation to geocaching for recreational purposes, it's one of those technologies that's all around us now" . He goes on to say, "And it's not just the tool. It's about students' using those higher-order thinking skills and thinking critically about their world". An earth science teacher , Jim Kuhl, explains how he pairs up reading and interpreting topographic maps with geocaching. GPS can cost as little as $75 per unit and most data phones have a gps embedded. Example provided was Monroe BOCES Stream Team Project where 10 schools are collecting gps and gis data about the quality of streams feeding Lake Ontario.
Mrs. Bee

MHL: How to Conduct Research - 0 views

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research literary analysis education english books

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  • Mrs. Bee on 09 May 11
     
    A great resource for sites to use when writing literary criticism. Memorial Hall Library is located in Andover, MA and this particular article divides the information into the following categories: Plot Summaries, Criticism, Authors, Contemporary Authors, Reader's Advisory, Literary Awards List, and What do I Read Next? Easy to use and some new sites I did not know about.
Jason Finley

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - 1 views

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HOTS

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  • Jason Finley on 22 May 11
     
    Web 2.0: Collaborative Instruction Concept map for Critical Thinking
Libby Turpin

Making Online Discussion Boards Work for Skills-Based Courses - Faculty Focus | Faculty... - 10 views

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  • Mary Keane on 10 Apr 11
     
    This article explores ways to enhance online communication between students.
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  • Megan Smith on 09 May 11
     
    How to make a disucussion board effective. Divide a large group into smaller study sections. Make certain to post application questions, not fact-based or calculation questions. Apply the questions to the students' life/future.
  • Jon Tyler on 09 May 11
     
    The author describes using discussion boards for his accounting course.
  • amy sunke on 16 May 11
     
    This article highlights some key points about how to successfully integrate online discussions into core subject content. He does this by pairing down the discussion groups much like we are doing in the Web 2.0 course right now ,"When I did discussions with the class as a whole, the students grumbled about having to read repetitive messages. They were much more willing to participate in the study group if there were relatively few messages". He is also looking for an inital post and a follow up post written with correct grammar and spelling.
  • Holly Fiechtner on 24 May 11
     
    In this article, Rob Kelly discusses how he uses online discussion boards to enhance the learning in his classroom. Students end up helping one another, and the conversations go beyond accounting so that students really see the applicability of the subject matter to their future lives. Students who really excel in accounting help students who struggle, and the split classroom discussion helps to make it manageable for all students.
  • Mary Leon-Sweeney on 25 May 11
     
    This article talks about how to make online discussions work for skills-based courses. Using Professor Roger Gee's practice and approach as an example, the author offers examples to guide students in expressing themselves creatively and persuasively, which engages and motivates them. The class is divided into study groups for the discussions. Each discussion begins with a posting by Professor Gee, the discussions are to begin after students have read the material, viewed the PowerPoint, and taken a quiz. Professor Gee encourages students to work within the study groups to help each other.
  • Caryn Elefante on 11 Aug 11
     
    This article shows how to let online discussions allow for higher order thinking skills to flourish in a skills-based classroom.
  • Kim Metz on 18 Feb 12
     
    "Making Online Discussion Boards Work for Skills-Based Courses" is an article written by Rob Kelly and posted in a higher education newsletter. The author describes ways on how online discussions can enhance learning in skills-based online courses. He suggests rather than having students resolve math problems for example, steer students to coming up with an opinion supported by facts they have learned. Students should have the opportunity to have read the lesson, PowerPoints and other related resources before a discussion takes place. The discussions should also give students the opportunity to share opinions and how the material may affect their personal life. Like our class, the author suggest each student to post a reply to the instructor's question and reply to at least one other student's reply. The posting should have good spelling and grammar as if they were in the business world. Another way to enhance learning is to have students work collaboratively and help each other out. The suggestions offered by the author are similar to what we have received in this course. Although the article is written for higher education, I would assume, but I have to also wonder if this is valuable information at the secondary level too?
  • Steven Young on 13 May 12
     
    This is a first-rate article on how to run an online discussion for a class on a technical subject. The article elucidates the techniques used by an accounting professor at San Diego Messa College. Issues addressed include whether to focus on calculations or opinions, the size of discussion groups, at what point in the lesson plan students should post, and what role the teacher should play in introducing a topic. Professor Gee advocates that posts focus on opinions rather than facts or calculations, since the latter provides an opportunity to spread error. He also discusses dividing a class of 35 into two groups, having students post after they have reviewed a substantial part of the lesson, and the teacher introducing discussion topics and modeling the first comment.
  • Jeanne Lauer on 14 May 12
     
    As a teacher of a 2 year high school accounting program, I enjoyed reading this article about Professor Roger Gee's use of online discussion boards. I introduce my students to several elements of personal finance as it relates to a service business owner's personal finances and wondered how I could engage my students to delve a bit deeper into their own thoughts on their personal finances now and in the future. I will be using Gee's suggestion as it helps students use some critical thinking to plan for their future. Some of the items mentioned actually are part of the "flipped classroom" concept; students already having read the lesson, watched the PowerPoints, and taken the test. Then comes the discussion using the learned skills. I appreciate this information for a skill-based course be it high school or community college. As we articulate with our neighboring community college, and attempt to make our students college-ready, this concept fits the bill.
  • Libby Turpin on 16 May 12
     
    Rob Kelly discusses how to he used online discussion boards in a skills based course. This concept could be followed for any type of study group. Given students learn best when they not only teach the information but share and collaborate with others, this idea enhances the learning process.
  • Holly Ruiz on 22 May 12
     
    I'm the only Accounting teacher and have been teaching for 2 years at the high school level. I feel this article does a great job not just on how discussion boards can help and guide deeper levels of thinking among Accounting students, but provides the opportunity to take baby steps including technology in the classroom and push critical thinking. I can appreciate this article greatly because I believe we all learn through experience and as Gee mentions, some of the students have worked in the field and may be able to offer their peers another insight.
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