This last Monday, I presented on the subject of teaching critical thinking skills at the fall conference for the California Consortium of Independent Schools in San Diego, California.
Both the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) focus on the importance of teaching students critical thinking skills and stress the importance of college and career readiness, but they don’t tell us how to do that.
In this seminar we focused on just a few ways that we can guide and support our students to develop their independent learning and problem solving skills, including: fostering curiosity and creativity, overcoming obstacles such as students’ fear of failure and making mistakes, and the role of understanding emotions in thinking clearly.
Participants also discussed the importance of our relationships with our students and its connection to their academic success. Additionally, we considered what current research has shown can help us promote student engagement and the willingness to take appropriate risks as they prepare for college and/or entrance into the workforce.
Conference notes and resources are available here:
Look for a post-conference update soon!
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