Pick 6 Digital Portfolio by https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s Pick 6 Topic 12 Defining Critical Thinking en-us 2018-07-14 23:33:17 UTC 2018-07-15 00:17:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Critical Evaluation- “‘I Saw a UFO’ Buzz Aldrin Passes a Lie Detector Test Revealing Truth About Aliens”article landrahoff https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270208809 The article has evidence to support the fact that the astronauts were telling the truth about the fact that they believed they saw aliens/UFOs. However, the article does not have evidence or proof to support that what they actually saw were in fact aliens.  They saw these so called UFOs at a distance, and were unable to get close, analyze or collect data to prove that they were actually aliens/UFOs.]]> 2018-07-14 23:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270208809 Understanding Critical Thinking is important when working with Gifted Learners landrahoff https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270209089 Yes, understanding critical thinking is very important when working with gifted learners.  However, it is equally important for ALL learners.  I agree with the following quote from this online training, “We believe that our schools and the students in those schools would fare much better if educators created curriculum and instruction from the belief that virtually all students would benefit from the very highest quality of curriculum, and then provide a support system to enable most students to work successfully with such curriculum” Tomlinson, C. A. (2004). The Parallel Curriculum. NAGC, 2nd Ed. pp ix.


 
]]> 2018-07-14 23:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270209089 Ways to integrate critical thinking into these four instructional elements: Warm Up Questions, Whole-Class Discussions, Extension Learning Opportunities & End of Class Exit Questions. landrahoff https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270209175 1-Warm Up Questions:
Use divergent questions to promote critical thinking with multiple answers.

2-Whole-Class Discussions:
Give students the answers and have them prove why it is correct.

3-Extension Learning:
I only know about ______.  Can you tell me about _______?

4-End of Class Exit Questions:
In what ways will you use this information to revise and improve your project?]]> 2018-07-14 23:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/landrahoff/nbzc3ght6w7s/wish/270209175