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Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Using Technology to Reach Out to Different Learning Styles

Trace [email protected]

Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas

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Introductions

• Background• Philosophy• Objective

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Part IBuilding Success

• Chunking Material• Variety of Resources • Study Guides! Study

Guides! Study Guides!• Low-Stakes Assessment• High Stakes Assessment

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Chunking Material

• Objectives– Identify, describe and assess the

motives, goals and actions of at least 3 reform movement active between 1820 and 1860

• Study Tasks– Reading Enduring Vision, CH 10, pp.

315-329– Declaration of Rights and

Sentiments– Part Four Study Guide– Part Four Video Review

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Variety of Resources

• Textbook/Audio• Instructor Overviews• Primary Sources• Video Reviews– Monterey Institute for

Technology and Education-NROC Project

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Study Guides! Study Guides! Study Guides!

• Reading Tips• Graphic Organizers• Lesson Study Guides• Writing Thesis Statements• Essay Writing Guidelines

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Low StakesRound Robin Online Group Work

• 4 to 5 students• Assigned Roles/Tasks• Discussion Forums/Blogs• Study Questions• Case Study/Simulations

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Blog Screenshot

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Low Stakes:Primary Source vs. Primary Source• Declaration of the People, Nathanial

Bacon (1660) • Grievances Against English

Settlers, Metacom (1675)• Indian Removal Defended, Andrew

Jackson (1830)• Petition to Congress Opposing

Removal, John Ross, (1837)• A Treatise on Domestic Economy,

Catherine Beecher (1841)• Declaration of Rights & Sentiments,

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1848)

PDF Form

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Low StakesCauses and Outcomes Handouts

• Standards Movement• Department Assignment• PDF Fillable Forms

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High StakesMovies & History

Netflix

Amazon Instant Video

HuluPlus

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Rubrics

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• Editing Features• Study Tools• Aplia Processing

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Editing Features

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Study Tools

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Aplia

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Early Engagement Strategies

• Recognition• Encouragement• Progress • Excel, Outlook And Mail

Merge

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