sxswedu 2018: making critical thinking real with digital content

WORKSHOP:

MAKING CRITICAL

THINKING REAL W

ITH

DIGITAL C

ONTENT

Dr. Julie A. EvansProject Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Dr. Kari StubbsBrainPOP@KariStubbs

March 6, 2017

PREP WORK!

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WELCOME TO THIS WORKSHOP!

Dr. Julie A. EvansChief Executive OfficerProject Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Dr. Kari StubbsVice PresidentBrainPOP@KariStubbs

GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

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WORKSHOP TOPICS

What does “critical thinking” really mean? Best ways to help students develop those

skills Leveraging digital tools for skill

development Assessing competencies Additional resources for you Questions, comments, ideas

WORKSHOP TOPICS

What does “critical thinking” really mean?

Best ways to help students develop those skills

Leveraging digital tools for skill development

Assessing competencies Additional resources for you Questions, comments, ideas


What does that term mean to you?

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“Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,

applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by,

observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.”

Source:Scriven & Paul, 8th Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform, 1987

WHY IS CRITICAL THINKING IMPORTANT TODAY?

1. Information intensive society and economy

2. Accelerating pace of change

3. Employability

WHY IS CRITICAL THINKING IMPORTANT TODAY? 72% of employers say critical thinking is

key to their organization’s successo But only half say their employees are

good critical thinkers

93% of employers say a candidate’s competencies with workplace skills such as critical thinking are more important then their undergraduate major

Sources: • American Management Study, 2012• AACU Survey, 2013

QUIZ RESULTS

How important is critical thinking for today’s students?

Most important skills students need to master for future success

% Parents

who agree

% District Admin who

agree

% Communi

ty Members

who agree

Critical Thinking

85% 94% 85%

Creativity 75% 78% 71%Communications

66% 77% 63%

Collaboration 74% 87% 74%Source: Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up Research Project. Data collected in fall 2016 from 514,000 education stakeholders

CRITICAL THINKING AS A WORKPLACE SKILL

http://cte.ed.gov/employabilityskills/

WHY IS CRITICAL THINKING IMPORTANT TODAY? 75% of employers want education

institutions to place a higher emphasis on these students’ skills:

o Critical thinkingo Complex problem solving o Written and oral communications o Applying knowledge in real world

situations

Source: • AACU Survey, 2013

WORKSHOP TOPICS

What does “critical thinking” really mean? Best ways to help students develop

those skills Leveraging digital tools for skill


QUIZ RESULTS

What are the best ways for students to develop

workplace skills?

Ways to develop workplace skills

% of parents

who agree

% of district admin who

agree

% of community members who agree

Work experience 80% 79% 81%Team experience 64% 64% 57%

Using technology within classes

63% 76% 61%

School leadership 63% 73% 62%Project-based learning 55% 80% 51%

Taking STEM classes 50% 47% 34%

Using technology outside of school

49% 56% 50%

Take CTE classes 45% 49% 53%Source: Speak Up 2016 Research findings

Best ways to help students develop those skillsRecommended strategies for classroom

teachers: Do not always jump in to help students with

answers Engage students in brainstorming about new

activities Provides opportunities for questioning and

inquiry Leverage activities that support classifying and

categorization, comparing and contrasting Enable connection-making – how does this

influence that? Allow for peer learning, collaborative problem

solving

Sources:• Partnership for 21st Century Skills• TeacherHub

WORKSHOP TOPICS




Leveraging digital tools for skill developmentGeneral ideas for classroom teachers:

Reflection activities Peer review activities Digital storytelling Content creation Small group activities Discussion forums

Source:• Northwestern University Education Blog

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BrainPOP’s GameUP

brainpop.com/games 100 games in all subject areas

• addition• division• multiplication• subtraction• factoring• hypothesizing• stats• isolated variable• deductive reasoning


Lure of the LabyrinthWhat skills did we practice?


Choose a Sortify data setPlay with a partner!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxwOJlUwxW4gaU1LWW9wVUxzWUU

Helps the brain transform bits of information into knowledge or understanding by creating and labeling connections and associations among ideas and experiences we confront everyday.


Concept Mapping

Let’s Try One!1) Login as student 2) Choose any BrainPOP Topic3) Click Make a Map4) Begin Mapping5) If you’d like to share - click

submit


Make-A-Map


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Search for “Challenge.”Choose a topic and complete the challenge.

WORKSHOP TOPICS




Assessing competencies

How do you assess critical thinking

competency?

• Vocab: Have key vocabulary terms been effectively integrated?

• Relationships: Has student explained concepts/relationships in his/her words?

• Link Labels: Are the link labels correct and precise?

• Logical Connections: Are the connections between ideas logical & accurate?

• Complexity = Understanding? Does the quantity and complexity of the map nodes reflect deep understanding or mindless clicking?


Assessing Concept Maps:

SnapThought


Sortify: Game

Assessment with GameUp

Sortify: Data

• Reflection• Communication• Process• Assessment


SnapThought™


SnapThought™

ChallengeClassSummary


The Quiz Mixer

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The Mixer

WORKSHOP TOPICS




ADDITIONAL RESOURCESwww.tomorrow.org/speakup/MakingCriticalThinkingReal_SXSWedu2017.html

o Additional readings on critical thinking

o Links to games and activities from BrainPOP

o Copy of this workshop presentation

Link to sign up for extended trial of MyBrainPOP - http://bpopne.ws/mbptrial

bit.ly/CTDigitalResources

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/MakingCriticalThinkingReal_SXSWedu2017.html

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/MakingCriticalThinkingReal_SXSWedu2017.html

YOUR QUESTIO

NS,

COMMENTS, IDEAS –

SHARE WITH

US!

WORKSHOP:

MAKING CRITICAL

THINKING REAL W

ITH

DIGITAL C

ONTENT

Dr. Julie A. EvansProject Tomorrow@JulieEvans_PT

Dr. Kari StubbsBrainPOP@KariStubbs

March 6, 2017

Thank you for joining us today!