CRITICAL THINKINGTaniesha SturdaventMiriam SmithAustin DavisJessica Scohy

CRITICAL THINKING

• Critical thinking is exercising sound reasoning in

understanding and making complex choices by applying,

analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information

gathered from observation, experience, reflection, reasoning,

and communication.

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING?

• To pick out theories and arguments

• To be able to communicate and justify

• To solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and

innovative ways

• Open-mindedness regarding divergent world views

• Self-confidence in one’s abilities to reason

ROLE IN 21ST CENTURY

• Plays the role of success and growth of thought processes,

decision-making, curiosity, and learning capabilities.

IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY• Photoshop: a student can take a picture and make changes to make a cartoon

look real

• WebQuest: a student follows the directions of a webquest and learns more about the unit plan

• Blogger: students interact with each other at school and at home through blogging websites

• Twitter: students interact and follow a twitter page made by their teacher for their class to keep up to date on things revolving class and activities

• Arts & Bots: students’ arts and bots must be critically thought out in order to work properly

PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING

WebQuest

• Being able to understand how to research for credible sources and apply them

• Putting different information together in order to generate an informed idea

• To be able to form an opinion and justify it

• Reflecting on the information learned in order to come to a conclusion

CONCLUSION• Raises vital questions and problems

• Critical thinkers think open-mindedly by recognizing different assumptions,

implications, and practical consequences

• With critical thinking, conclusions are tested with relevant criteria and

standards

• Communication is effective in figuring out solutions to complex problems

WORK CITED

"Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - P21." Partnership for 21st Century Learning. Web. 17 Nov. 2015.

"Learning for the 21st Century." Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Web. 17 Nov. 2015.

"Our Concept and Definition of Critical Thinking." The Critical Thinking Community. 2013. Web. 17 Nov. 2015.