Critical and Creative Thinking – Cranbourne Secondary College PEDAGOGY TOOLBOX

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Online Source Checker

This strategy will help students to: Learn how to evaluate online sources of information to identify whether a publisher/website is credibleThink about the content that they interact with in their…

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Compass Points

21 Feb 202121 Feb 2021

This Strategy will help students to: Critically examine an idea or proposition Implementation:Have students develop their ideas in relation to the four compass points: E = ExcitedWhat excites you about…

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Rephrasing Questions

Source: www.asheytayplin com This strategy will help students to: Be promted to actively contribue to class discussionsThink criticallyHave the confidence to participate in class discussions Implementation: Instead of asking: "do…

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Anticipation Guide

This Strategy will help students to: Have a purpose for reading Develop curiosity and interest in a topic Encourage them predictions and verify their predictions Anticipate what they are about to read Implementation:…

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Group Grid Of Knowledge

11 Oct 202011 Oct 2020

This strategy will help students to: Generate ideas around a question or topicencourage collaboration and team problem solvingincrease accountability and involvement in own learning. Implementation: Allocate each student to a…

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Jigsaw Activity

This strategy will help students to: work in groups to become experts in different areasshare and disseminate informationhelps learners to clarify their own understanding and ask questions of thers Implementation:…

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Literacy Strategies To Engage Students With Content In Any Subject.

22 Aug 202023 Aug 2020

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Feedback Ladder

This strategy will help students to: Consolidate their own knowledge by providing feedback to their peers Think critically about the work of their peers Implementation: Students use the graphic organiser…

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Stars & Stairs

This strategy will help students to: Consolidate their own knowledge by providing feedback to their peers Think critically about the work of their peers Implementation: Students describe what their…

Critical and Creative Thinking

Thinker’s Keys:

This strategy will allow students to: Think Critically and Creatively Problem Solve Create Novel Ideas Implementation: Create activities about your particular subject area using one or more the thinker's keys…