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REGION 14 STUDENTS THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY. They evaluate an issue or problem and develop a solution or opinion using multi-disciplinary thinking, originality, and imagination.
REGION 14 STUDENTS THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY. They evaluate an issue or problem and develop a solution or opinion using multi-disciplinary thinking, originality, and imagination.
If we regularly employ differentiated strategies that require students to generate their own questions and problem-solving strategies, and provide support when necessary, they will develop the skill of thinking critically and creatively.
If we regularly employ differentiated strategies that require students to generate their own questions and problem-solving strategies, and provide support when necessary, they will develop the skill of thinking critically and creatively.
I CAN THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY
I CAN THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY
Ask questions and engage in problem solving.
Grades PreK-2: I can ask questions to solve a problem.
Grades 3-5: I can ask clarifying questions to come up with possible solutions.
Grades 6-8: I can ask relevant questions to evaluate possible solutions.
Grades 9-12: I can ask purposeful, insightful questions to find a variety of innovative solutions.
Analyze data and resources from multiple perspectives.
Grades PreK-2: I can look and listen to other ideas to make my own thinking.
Grades 3-5: I can find multiple resources to understand different perspectives.
Grades 6-8: I can evaluate data gathered from multiple perspectives and draw conclusions.
Grades 9-12: I can evaluate evidence from multiple perspectives, and recognize their limitations and implications, in order to justify new conclusions.
Synthesize information to develop innovative and relevant solutions.
Grades PreK-2: I can use what I’ve learned to come up with a solution.
Grades 3-5: I can connect information and ideas to find more than one solution.
Grades 6-8: I can combine new information with my own ideas to generate solutions.
Grades 9-12: I can integrate relevant information to produce multiple valid solutions.
Transfer new learning and skills to other contexts and settings beyond the classroom.
Grades PreK-2: I can use my new learning inside the classroom and throughout the day.
Grades 3-5: I can use what I’ve learned and apply it to new experiences.
Grades 6-8: I can apply my learning to new experiences, determine if it works, and adjust in the future.
Grades 9-12: I can integrate my learning to adapt to experiences in the classroom, career and life.
Resources for Families
Resources for Families
This article provides parents and guardians with information about what critical thinking is, its importance, its benefits, and how to teach critical thinking to children.
This article includes great games that families can play to encourage critical and creative thinking. Though geared towards PreK and K students, many of the games are applicable to all ages.
Creating art, developing hypotheses, solving puzzles, playing with blocks, and solving real problems during pretend play, are explained in this article as ways to engage with young family members in critical and creative thinking.
"Turns out, it’s less about “teaching” creativity to children — and more about creating a fertile environment in which their creativity will take root, grow and flourish. Researcher Mitch Resnick, director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT, explains how we can do this."
Geared towards teenagers and adults, this video provides some practical tips for enhancing your creativity.
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