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Lesson 4: Critical Thinking in Action
A: Team Project In critical thinking, it is helpful to organize your thinking into a "frame," to approach and apply your questioning and thinking skills. This way you can be intentional, deliberate, and consistent in your process of thinking through an issue. In that spirit, we have created a 3-piece "frame" for applying critical thinking to approach finding solutions for one of The Fedcap Group's 5 Bold Goals. Each of you is assigned to a team and to one of the bold goals. You don't have to "solve it," but you'll want to:
1) come up with additional questions for your assigned bold goal (and each frame)--what other questions might you add? (We've include one question per frame)
2) Offer one or two next steps for solving the problem.
3) come together with your team mate(s) to consider additional questions and next steps
Here is the frame:
Step 1: KNOWLEDGE: WHAT DO I THINK I KNOW?
What are your experiences/understanding of the topic?
Step 2: WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?
Do you fully understand the issue?
What questions might you ask to better understand the topic and expand your thinking?
Step 3: SYNTHESIZE
Now you know more than you knew when you started. What is most important?
Here are the teams and assignments:
Team 1: Greg, Stacey, Jamie--Bold Goal: #1
Team 2: Lorna, Lori, MarcArthur--Bold Goal: #2
Team 3: Leslie, Latonia --Bold Goal: #3
Team 4: Olivia, Virginia, Tiffany --Bold Goal: #4
Team 5: Jonathan, John--Bold Goal: #5
CRITICAL THINKING IN ACTION
Each group will have seven minutes to make their presentation--succinctly--with each member of the team participating.
The Fedcap Group has established 5 Bold Goals to Make a Lasting Impact. Explore your bold goal and apply the critical thinking
1. Every young person living in foster care has the tools and resources to go to college and graduate.
2. Individuals who leave prison/jail, get a job, develop healthy connections in their community and do not re-offend.
3. Every adult with an intellectual/developmental disability, who wants a job, is employed at a competitive wage.
4. Individuals on public assistance obtain jobs and reduce their reliance on government.
5. Children ages 0-6 are prepared and inspired to complete their education, obtain employment and live full lives.
B. Final assessment: Assess Your Critical Thinking Skills
phi100com.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/critical-thinking-assessment-practice-quiz.pdf
Print out the PDF and circle the best answer for each of the 30 questions or scenarios. Use the answer key on the last page to calculate your score. If you accurately answered 25 of the questions, then your score is 25/30 for example.
C. Discussion Post: After taking the assessment for a second time, on the discussion board share if your score changed or improved. If so, what do you think caused your score to change?
A: Team Project In critical thinking, it is helpful to organize your thinking into a "frame," to approach and apply your questioning and thinking skills. This way you can be intentional, deliberate, and consistent in your process of thinking through an issue. In that spirit, we have created a 3-piece "frame" for applying critical thinking to approach finding solutions for one of The Fedcap Group's 5 Bold Goals. Each of you is assigned to a team and to one of the bold goals. You don't have to "solve it," but you'll want to:
1) come up with additional questions for your assigned bold goal (and each frame)--what other questions might you add? (We've include one question per frame)
2) Offer one or two next steps for solving the problem.
3) come together with your team mate(s) to consider additional questions and next steps
Here is the frame:
Step 1: KNOWLEDGE: WHAT DO I THINK I KNOW?
What are your experiences/understanding of the topic?
Step 2: WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?
Do you fully understand the issue?
What questions might you ask to better understand the topic and expand your thinking?
Step 3: SYNTHESIZE
Now you know more than you knew when you started. What is most important?
Here are the teams and assignments:
Team 1: Greg, Stacey, Jamie--Bold Goal: #1
Team 2: Lorna, Lori, MarcArthur--Bold Goal: #2
Team 3: Leslie, Latonia --Bold Goal: #3
Team 4: Olivia, Virginia, Tiffany --Bold Goal: #4
Team 5: Jonathan, John--Bold Goal: #5
CRITICAL THINKING IN ACTION
Each group will have seven minutes to make their presentation--succinctly--with each member of the team participating.
The Fedcap Group has established 5 Bold Goals to Make a Lasting Impact. Explore your bold goal and apply the critical thinking
1. Every young person living in foster care has the tools and resources to go to college and graduate.
2. Individuals who leave prison/jail, get a job, develop healthy connections in their community and do not re-offend.
3. Every adult with an intellectual/developmental disability, who wants a job, is employed at a competitive wage.
4. Individuals on public assistance obtain jobs and reduce their reliance on government.
5. Children ages 0-6 are prepared and inspired to complete their education, obtain employment and live full lives.
B. Final assessment: Assess Your Critical Thinking Skills
phi100com.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/critical-thinking-assessment-practice-quiz.pdf
Print out the PDF and circle the best answer for each of the 30 questions or scenarios. Use the answer key on the last page to calculate your score. If you accurately answered 25 of the questions, then your score is 25/30 for example.
C. Discussion Post: After taking the assessment for a second time, on the discussion board share if your score changed or improved. If so, what do you think caused your score to change?