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Being a Critical Thinker i n the 21st Century

Explore the importance of critical thinking in the modern age and discover strategies, examples, and suggestions for developing this essential skill. Emphasizing 21st century skills such as global awareness, digital literacy, and environmental literacy.

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Being a Critical Thinker i n the 21st Century

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  1. Being a Critical Thinker in the 21st Century Tracey Sinclair

  2. Contents • Progress with Proverbs • 21st Century Skills • Examples • Suggestions and Advice • Conclusions

  3. Progress with Proverbs • More haste, less speed. (England) • The more one sleeps, the less one lives. (Portugal) • Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. (China) • The sea is made bigger even by one drop. (Russia) • No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. (Republic of Congo) • Quick work, double work. (Montenegro)

  4. 21st • Century Skills

  5. Let’s compare • What were the 20th Century Skills? • Go on...ask the person/people next to you. • See if you agree.

  6. Any of these come up? • Male/female roles • Maths and dealing with money • Ways of doing things for free (or at a low cost) • Manual labour and versatility - DIY • Knowledge of geography (America) • Cleanliness – self and home

  7. There are others….. • What do we call these skills today?

  8. 21st Century Skills • Civic Literacy • Financial, Economic, Business, Entrepreneurial Literacy • Global Awareness • Health Literacy • Environmental Literacy

  9. 21ST Century Skills

  10. cont.

  11. Relating to us • Examples for today’s classes

  12. Basic Examples Pair work and group work Projects What happens/would happen if ... ‘Grandmother’s Rule’ Wikipedia: not the be all and end all ... (critical thinking) Oral communication

  13. Collaboration & Responsibility • Making a class contract at the start of the year • Students’ role in the class • Teacher’s role in the class • School rules • National laws

  14. Global Awareness Watch/read the news every day Critical thinking re the news Multi national classes Ethnicity CLIL – geography, social studies, history, etc

  15. 21st Century Skills • Working towards creating citizens of an unknown future.

  16. Progress

  17. Proverb • Error is always • in a hurry. • (England)

  18. Pin steps • The dynamic Romberg Test • Aka heel-toe walk

  19. Example • Any contents page of a course book. • ( I hope )

  20. 21st Century Skills - Oral And Communication Skills

  21. Vocabulary with a twist 21st Century Skill - Flexibility

  22. Critical Thinking • Body parts related to • - animals • - sports • - weather

  23. Multi cultural 21st Century Skill – Global Awareness

  24. Critical thinking Mixed race Or Mixed heritage? Linda Bellos

  25. Independence ... (aka freedom from adults) Also pair/peer and group work. There’s actually critical thinking here too.

  26. Critical thinking • Ingredients for..... • City/country famous food (good for CLIL) • Why some foods are not available all year round (slow food, season, etc) • Best place to buy a certain ingredient

  27. Environmental Literacy CLIL, global awareness, civic literacy, critical thinking, digital literacy,...

  28. Outside of box • Don’t get TOO political.... • What are YOU doing to save our planet? • Countries that recycle • PLASTIC!!!

  29. Digital Literacy Videos Digital books Computer languages PPT ELi material encourages it.

  30. The examples go on and on and on and on ..... What are YOU doing in your classes?

  31. What we did today • Progress with Proverbs • 21st Century Skills • Examples • Suggestions and Advice • Conclusions

  32. Being a Critical Thinker in the 21st Century Tracey Sinclair tsinclair@tin.it

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