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CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING
Why Create a School-Wide
Culture of Critical and
Creative Thinking?
“Children must be taught how to think,not what to think.” Margaret Mead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz7avOfgDvE&feature=youtu.be
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
• Creative problem solving is an essential skill for successful global citizens in the 21st century.
21st Century Skills
• Higher order thinking skills help students construct meaningful understandings of the curriculum.
Construct Meaning
• Strategies are engaging for students and teachers!
Student Engagement
generate new ideas
combine ideas
defer judgment
visualize
analyze
predict use evidence to support thinking
logical reasoning
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Creative Thinking
CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING ARE INTERRELATED PROCESSES ESSENTIAL TO
PROBLEM SOLVING
Critical thinking involves logic and reasoning
skills
Creative thinking involves
constructing something new
Creative thinking requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (thinking critically to combine those ideas into the best result).