November 29 workshop – Critical Thinking in the Classroom & Beyond, Fireside Room
1:00 to 1:05 Deborah will introduce the STARS program
1:05 to 1:15 Shira will lead a discussion on what students think critical thinking skills are
(discuss at tables, then report out)
1:15 to 1:25 Shira will discuss handout with key elements of critical thinking as defined by
educators
1:25 to 1:35 Joan will present data on CTE pathway assessment of reasoning skills, our themeyear SLO. She’ll talk about LAVC SLOs. We’ll focus on critical thinking for the purposes of
this session.
1:35 to 1:45 Joan will lead a discussion of why these skills are crucial (for upper division work,
LSAT, GRE, making decisions in life, voting)
1:45 to 2:00 Deborah will present an exercise (Rate My Professor).
2:00 to 2:10 Jim will talk (present his handout, Active Learning Strategies)
2:10 to 2:30 Discuss resources for honing these skills:
Handouts:
Resources for Teaching Critical Thinking (DK’s) & summary of Don’t Believe Everything You
Think
Critical Thinking (Shira’s)
Questions that Promote Deeper Thinking
Bookmarks for students