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One thing I have noticed this year is, that after teaching the gifted kids for so long, I am seeing the lack of thinking going on in the non-gifted children. Many of these "new" strategies should be used in all classrooms, not just the gifted ones. I have spent time in gifted, as well as special ed training, and always come away with the same conclusions- these strategies should be used with all students. I don't feel that observing other teachers is the solution. Everyone does not use these strategies all the time. We need more examples of the "right stuff" that we can adapt and fit into our individual classroom curriculum. So many times we are already practicing some "new" strategy, and do not realize it because it has, yet, another name. I feel sharing lessons where we used a certain strategy and it FIT and WORKED would be very beneficial to most teachers. Posted Yesterday 9:44 am Teachers need additional training to know how to word higher level questions Unless teachers use good questioning in lessons, students are unable to use questioning strategies. The more students write down questions, the better they become at using questioning for higher level thinking. Student directed, not teacher directed.Use higher level thinking questions: analyze, synthesize and evaluate; hands-on activities; relate to real world experiences; small group discussions; open-ended questioning

[|dwakefield] I found it interesting that the author states critical thinking can't be taught,and that it depends on sufficient content knowledge. An individual must have both content knowledge and practice before he/she can begin to think critically. It made we wish we still did more practice in math, for instance, assuring greater knowledge of the basic skills before sending them to 6th grade to tackle more abstract and difficult procedures, and to assure they had GREAT knowledge of the content.

[|vmoteach] Critical Thinking skills are not skills that are taught and then learned. These skills need to be practiced often to be acquired by the student. Many times students are not able to apply the skills to different situations or problems. They need to have some background knowledge in order to succeed. Students need to know the deep structure( underlying objective) to be able to transfer from one situation to another. To succeed it is necessary to have trained teachers and good programs in place. It seems easier to teach scientific reasoning than critical thinking. =Accountable talk- 5th grade= ||||||||~ 1 - 1 of 1 row selected - rows selected - [|clear] || We agree that this type of discussion among students is beneficial. This type of analytical thinking about a concept is a skill which we are trying to help our students develop. Some type of lesson plans to introduce this to the class would be helpful. || ||
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