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21st Century Learning: Developing Critical, Creative, and Academic Success
Skills (Habits of Mind)
Together we will investigate the following questions:
O What knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs do
21st Century Learners need to have in order to
successfully contribute to our global society?
O What can we do as parents and educators to
support the development of our 21st Century
Learners?
Who are our 21st Century Learners? What Skills and
Personal Qualities do they need to thrive in the future?
*****Take 2 minutes to brainstorm with your group as many skills/qualities needed by All 21st Century Learners *****With your group determine the criteria for judgment to facilitate your ranking of your top five skills/qualities Share your top 5 skills
Vision of 21st Century Learners
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Engage Me
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Did You Know?
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MCPS Framework
Curriculum 2.0 and Common Core State Standards
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
Academic Success Skills
(Habits of Mind)
Teaching the Tools to Think Critically:
• Background Knowledge: Knowledge of relevant
information about a topic- need to embed critical
thinking into the teaching of the content.
• Criteria for Judgment: Knowledge of the appropriate
criteria or grounds for judging the reasonableness or
merits of options presented by the challenge.
Teaching the Tools to Think Critically:
• Critical Thinking Vocabulary: Concepts that explicitly
address distinctions needed to think critically.
• Thinking Strategies: Knowledge of procedures,
organizers, models that may be used when thinking
through a challenge.
• Academic Success Skills / Habits of Mind:
Intellectual ideals or virtues that motivate thinkers in
ways that are conducive to good thinking.
Hungry, Hungry, Hokies • Write a one paragraph article to match this
headline….
Criteria…….
Going Deep in Mathematics
Understanding
Computing Applying Reasoning
Engaging
Comprehending Concepts, Operations, & Relations
Carrying out procedures
Formulating and solving mathematical problems Using logic to explain a solution
Seeing math as sensible, useful, and doable
Complete the number sentence with <, >, or =
352 360
114 113
<
>
When might we need to compare three digit
numbers?
Which type of milk will give you the most energy per
serving? Reduced Fat Milk Chocolate Milk Whole Milk Fat Free Milk
3 23
2 1
1½ ÷ ½ =
a. ½
b. ¾
c. 3
d. 1
Write this problem
as a question
using words and not
symbols.
How many halves are in one and one half?
1½ ÷ ½ = 3
Describe a situation
requiring use of this
concept.
You have a yard and
a half of ribbon to
make bows. Each
bow requires ½ yard.
How many bows can
you make?
Choose three characters from __________ and
rank them form one to five in order of their
importance to the story’s plot. Be sure to
give reasons for your ranking.
Phineas and Ferb need your help. They want to make S'winter an annual
event. They need to decide what activities should be included. Their mom
has told them they can have S'winter if a) all the activities are safe; b)
everyone can take part in the activities; and c) the activities help children
get lots of exercise. Can you help them to select the 3 winter and 3
summer activities to include?
Begin with the end in
mind….
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2YZnTL
596Q Round Peg in Square Hole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIkjNaICs
g Escalator Problem