per class
Our Amazing Brain: Strategies to Improve Critical Thinking and Study Skills
Completed by 39 learners
Ages 11-14
Live One-Time Class
Live video meetings
Meets once
2-6 learners per class
55 min
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this one time course, learners will practice implementing the 7 important thinking strategies to empower them to retain what they are learning. Students will start by sharing their thinking about an intriguing picture.We'll utilize the chat feature to get the discussion started for students. A series of slides will outline each thinking strategy. ((Making Connections, Asking questions, Inferring, Determining Importance, Synthesizing,Monitoring Understanding, Visualizing) Learners will see how the thinking they do naturally can be strengthened with understanding of the 7 thinking strategies. Students will also get tips on how these strategies can be applied across a variety of contents.
Learning Goals
Students will better understand how they can become better learners through implementing key thinking strategies
Other Details
Supply List
Paper and pen/pencil to create graphic organizer to recall strategies.Markers or colored pencils to add color will enhance the graphic organizer
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Lamar University
Bachelor's Degree in English from St Mary's College
My experience as an instructional specialist built my expertise for this course. I attended a Thinking Strategies Institute sponsored by PEBC (Public Education and Business Coalition) in Denver Colorado. The following year, I was accepted into the PEBC National Fall Study which continued to build my knowledge about thinking strategies. I co-presented a professional development course titled "Building Better Thinkers" in the district I taught in after attending these PEBC conferences. Books that guide my teaching in this area include Strategies that Work by Harvey and Goudvis as well as Mosaic of Thought by Keene. As an instructional coach, I worked with teachers to develop lessons to help students become better thinkers, thus becoming more successful learners.
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