Thinking skills for effective learnings

What are thinking skills?

• Ways we solve problems

• Mental tools we use to understand, analyze, and interact with information

• The ability to memorize information and repeat it without questioning or analyzing it further

• The capacity to accept information and opinions without critical evaluation

Critical Thinking: You should make decisions based on ____

• Evidence

• Emotion

• Whatever your students want

• Whatever Mrs. Abrar says

How do you problem solve?

• Brainstorm

• Ignore problems until you finish everything else

• Identify issues

• eat

How do you think creatively?

• Think inside the box

• You don't; what am I, an artist?

• Finding unique solutions

• Re-use older methods

How do you reflect?

• Plan ahead; only for the expected

• Learn from the past

• Make small information difficult and complex