Development of critical thinking skills for children in the early grades

Bag code: EDUPG57210025 Days: Two days Today’s training hours: 5 hours Time: 10 training hours Targeted participants: Primary grade teachers, student counselors, thinking skills supervisors, gifted teachers. Program overview: This program focuses on developing critical thinking skills in primary school children (definition – types – characteristics – objectives – positives – negatives .. etc.) and will be presented through the following unit: Unit One: The nature of critical thinking and its characteristics. Unit Two: Strategies for developing critical thinking. Program objectives: - To enable the trainee to understand what critical thinking is and its characteristics. - To help the trainee understand strategies for developing critical thinking. - To discuss the trainee’s evaluation and documentation of thinking skills. Program themes: First training unit: (The nature of critical thinking and its characteristics) - The concept of critical thinking for children - Basic thinking skills (analysis, inference, discrimination) - Stages of developing critical thinking - Stimulating classroom environment for thinking - Classroom management in a supportive style for thinking - Methods of asking open-ended questions - Using stories and motivational activities Second training unit: (Strategies for developing critical thinking) - Strategies for developing critical thinking - Six Thinking Hats strategy - Brainstorming strategy - Thinking maps Evaluation and documentation of thinking skills: - Behavior observation tools - Documenting children’s thinking models - Practical models for critical activities Bag contents: - PowerPoint 94 - Trainer’s guide 75 - Trainee’s guide 65 - Activities 4 - Introductory guide 6 - References 3 - Evaluation and data forms 6 - Pre- and post-tests 6 - Videos 4 - Photos 10 - Mind maps 1 - Brochure 1 Bag contents: 12 Training bag model Please click here to view the training bag model