Agenda+October+28

21st Century Skills and Gifted Students: A Total School Approach 10/28/2014 4:00 – 6:00 PM
 * AIG PD 21st Century Skills – Session 2 **

Session – Session Wiki ||
 * ====== 5 min. ====== || ** Welcome/Overview of Agenda **
 * 15 min. || ** Review **

– ** P21 ** Framework **and 4 C’s:** Creativity Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking – Communication/Collaboration Review – Homework Reflections/ Review/Share submissions to __ Collaborative Resource Chart __ ||
 * 20 min. || ** Warm Up: Critical Thinking **

** EXERCISE: **

 * Working independently, generate a list of as many characteristics of critical thinking and behaviors of a critical thinker as possible.
 * Working independently, review your list and determine the TOP FIVE characteristics/behaviors.
 * Working in a small group, compare your TOP FIVE lists, noting similarities and differences. Create a SUPER TOP FIVE list. Post each item (one at a time) on your list using the Answergarden Widget below.


 * TOOLS: ** AnswerGarden, Intel’s Visual Ranking Tool ||
 * 30 min. || **Introduction to Critical Thinking & The Role of Questioning**

– Definitions of Critical Thinking

EXERCISE:

 * Read Text Exemplar below




 * Write 3 – 5 questions you would ask your students about this text
 * As a table group, use the Bloom’s Taxonomy chart to map the location of your questions.


 * Go back to your questions and rework them to increase the rigor and critical thinking
 * Chose one of your revised questions to post below using Tricider.
 * Share and discuss


 * TOOLS: ** [|Tricider], Bloom’s Taxonomy, [|Costa’s Levels of Inquiry] ||
 * 10 min. || ** BREAK **
 * Choose 5 numbers between 1 – 25
 * DPS Powtoon Video on Critical Thinking ||
 * 25 min. || ** Critical Thinking Toolkit **


 * Overview of Bloom and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

**Handouts:** [|Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge] **TOOLS:** [|Brain Flips], [|DPS Critical Thinking Toolkit] ||
 * 15 min. || ** Reflection and Homework **

My Professional Commitment: Based on today’s discussion of Critical Thinking - What commitment will you make to move up the continuum of having a 21st century classroom, school, or district? Go to [|Penzu] and create a journal account to record your thoughts.

[|Critical Thinking Poster]: Take it to the Next Level! Share your examples on the Critical Thinking Pathways [|Google Doc] ||
 * Homework: **