{"id":38,"date":"2015-03-10T00:13:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T00:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/amandalupo\/?p=38"},"modified":"2015-03-10T00:13:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T00:13:08","slug":"action-plan-developing-critical-thinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/amandalupo\/2015\/03\/10\/action-plan-developing-critical-thinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Plan … Developing Critical Thinkers"},"content":{"rendered":"

After missing the 3rd<\/sup> F2F Session at MaRS, I felt like I had hit a roadblock with my action plan. I know I missed out on some great discussions and collaboration with the Cohort21<\/a> members and did not know where to start. After some great guidance and support from Derek and other Cohort facilitators, I feel confidant enough to share and my prototype and welcome feedback for improvement.<\/p>\n

I have spent a lot of time in the defining <\/em>phase of the design process to redefine the problem I am facing in my classroom. My goal for my students is for them to utilize the 21st<\/sup> Century Skills accessible to them to develop critical thinking skills when reading, answering questions, and participating in class\/ small-group discussion.\u00a0I want to get students passed the literal level of thinking and push them to\u00a0think critically about all material that is presented to them. \u00a0\"visible-thinking2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now that I have redefined my problem, I have based my action plan around by 3rd<\/sup> term novel study on the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. <\/em>For those of you have not read Wonder- it is a must read with very important messages about kindness, courage, and acceptance embedded in its text. This book is about a young boy, Auggie Pullman, who has not been to a mainstream school due to a facial deformity. As he enters Middle School, his parents decide to send him to a private school in the heart of Manhattan. The book is divided into eight parts, interspersing first-person narrative with the opinions and stories of family members and classmates. Due to the varying perspectives of the novel, I believe this is the best novel to use with my action plan.<\/p>\n

Below are the steps I will take when implementing my plan\u2026<\/p>\n