Beyond question stems critical thinking in the 21st century classroom

Beyond question stems: Best Practices for Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Classroom South Mebane Elementary September 19, 2012 by Jennifer Jones helloliteracy.blogspot.com helloliteracy@gmail.com Image: D Garland Thank You! This presentation has received rave reviews by the faculty of the three schools I have presented it to Many folks said that they finally understood what was teaching the Common Core way meant My own principal called me a “rock star.” If your school or a school you know of, is interested in or could use some help with this I'd be more then willing to travel and present to the faculty and staff Please contact me and we can figure out transportation and time compensation expenses I can contacted at helloliteracy@gmail.com References available upon request ... story? What did the pigs learn from their experience? A Where is Your Level of Thinking? Are Your Kids There? Lower vs Higher Level Thinking the answer is already known Critical Thinking Rubric …... series of questions Beyond “Today I want you to make a prediction.” Beyond story retelling Beyond details of the reading process but active in all of it •Meaning at the text level The Language... house instead of the second pig? What did the wolf say before he blew down the houses? Why did the wolf say the same thing at each house? What happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story?