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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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….

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596Q Round Peg in Square Hole

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g Escalator Problem