Syllabus

Instructor:

Suzanne Borman

Phone: 858-635-4646

Office: DHS 117D

CT 700: Introduction to Critical Thinking for Instruction & Learning Course Description

Course Description

This course introduces the theory and application of critical thinking to classroom instruction. It provides teachers with the knowledge of how to teach critical thinking skills to their students through the regular curriculum of their subject or grade level. Candidates will be introduced to the Elements of Reasoning, the Universal Intellectual Standards, and the Intellectual Traits through readings, discussions and practical application activities. Designing critical thinking lessons and remodeling already existing lessons to infuse critical thinking are skills that will be covered in depth. Learning and practicing specific strategies for concept attainment, Socratic discussions, and ethical reasoning are also a focus of this course. Emphasis in lesson planning will be on having students consciously use critical thinking concepts and strategies. Candidates will also have the opportunity to teach the lessons they develop in their own classes and receive credit for doing so.

As an outcome of this course candidates will acquire knowledge of and develop skill in:

Utilizing the Elements of Reasoning and the Universal Intellectual Standards to create critical thinking lessons in their subject area or grade level
Designing critical thinking lessons in such a way that their students are aware of the critical thinking strategies they are using and can articulate how they are thinking critically
Utilizing the Elements of Reasoning and Universal Intellectual Standards to think through intellectual, academic, personal, social or political problems of their own as well as providing these skills to their students
Providing their students will the intellectual tools to engage in fair-minded reasoning regarding ethical issues and dilemmas relevant to their lives in and out of school
Designing and conducting Socratic discussions that relate to intellectual, academic, and social topics relevant to the curriculum and students lives
Utilizing the four-step "concept attainment" process to impart in-depth understanding of key academic or social concepts
Participating in discussions related to current questions and policies in education using intellectual standards and concepts to assess the "unintended" (or intended) consequences of such policies

Instructional Approaches & Activities Online Instructional methods for this course include:

Discussion Board Thoughts (DBT's) to Key Questions
Discussion Board Comments on Colleagues Posted DBT's
Lesson and Activity Design Postings
Provide and Receive Constructive Comments on Lessons and Activities Designed
Classroom Teaching of Activities and Lessons designed in course and Reflections thereof
Reading of Text Materials and Instructional Notes

Course Assessment Measures & Grading The following describes the work to be completed, and how the final grade will be determined for this course: The following describes the work to be completed, and how the final grade will be determined for this course:

Work to be completed	Due Dates	Points
1. Discussion Board Thoughts in Response to key Questions	By end of week assigned	60 points
2. Discussion Board Comments and Constructive Feedback on Lessons Posted by Colleagues	Weeks 9, 11, 14	30 points
3. Discussion Board Comments on Reflections of Lessons and Activities Taught	Weeks 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15	60 points
4. Development of Lessons and Activities	Weeks 5, 8, 9, 11,13, 14	120 points
5.Teaching and Reflecting upon Lessons Developed	Weeks 10, 12, 15	60 points
Total Points:		330

Relation of Total Points received to Final Grade: *

320-330 = A	290-299 = B	250-259 = C
310-319 = A-	270-289 = B-	240-249 = C-
300-309 = B+	260-269= C+	230-239 = D

* Important Notes on Grading:

All those wishing to take an incomplete for the course must file the appropriate Incomplete Form by no later than the day of the 7th meeting

Contact Information

sborman@alliant.edu

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Required Texts

Paul, Richard, (1995). Critical Thinking: How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World. CA: The Foundation for Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Handbook: A Guide for Remodeling Lesson Plans in Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science (According to your grade level): K - 3, 4 - 6, 6 - 9. Dillon Beach, CA. Published by the Foundation for Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Handbook: A Guide for Redesigning Instruction. Published by the Foundation for Critical Thinking (for High School Teachers and above)

Elder, Linda. (2001). The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking for Children. Dillon Beach, CA. The Foundation for Critical Thinking (For Elementary Teachers)

Paul, Richard and Elder, Linda (2006). The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts and Tools, Fourth Edition. Dillon Beach, CA. The Foundation for Critical Thinking (For Secondary Teachers and above).

Suggested Related Readings

Allington, Richard L. Author/editor (2002) Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum: How Ideology Trumped Evidence. Portsmouth, N.H. Heinemann

Burns, Marilyn. (2000) About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 Resource. Sausalito, CA Math Solutions Publications

Gulstein, Eric and Peterson, Bob (Editors). Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers. Wisconsin, A Rethinking Schools Publication.

In Depth: Howard Zinn, C-SPAN Videotape:

Kohn, A. (1996). Beyond discipline: From compliance to community. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Loewen, James W. (1995) Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, N.Y. Simon & Schuster.

McNeil, J. (2003). Curriculum: The Teacher's Initiative, 3rd Edition. Upper saddle River New Jersey: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2002). Critical Thinking: Tool for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life. Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Rethinking Schools: An Urban Education Journal. A Rethinking Schools Publication (rethinkingschools.org)

Swope, Kathy and Miner, Barbara (Editors). Failing Our Kids: Why the Testing Craze Won't Fix Our Schools. A Rethinking Schools Publication

Whose Wars? Teaching about the Iraq War and the War on Terrorism. (2005). A Rethinking Schools Publication

Zinn, Howard, (2003), A Peoples History of the United States: 1492 - Present. New York, N.Y., HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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Calendar of Topics and Assignments

Description of What to do for Assignments listed below:

Discussion Board Thoughts: Your thoughts in response to a question(s) posed in relation to the topic of the week.

Discussion Board Comments and Constructive Feedback on Lessons: For this you will provide constructive feedback on lessons posted in the Discussion by at least 2 other students

Reflection on Activities Developed and Taught: For this you will design and teach three instructional activities: One will consist of developing and teaching a four-step attainment process and two will consist of developing and teaching a Socratic Discussion. You will post your Reflection of how these activities went in the classroom.

Development of Critical Thinking Lessons: This will include the development of three lessons: One using the Elements of Reasoning and the Intellectual Standards directly, One using the 35 thinking strategies and One using ethical reasoning.

Reflection on Critical Thinking Lessons Taught: This will include your Reflections on how your lessons worked out as you taught them in your own classroom.

Week#1 ( ?? )	TOPIC: How do you teach Critical Thinking and Introductions
	Assignment: Introduce yourself and respond to questions about how you teach critical thinking at this time

Week #2 (?? )	TOPIC: Introduction to the Elements of Reasoning and the Intellectual Standards
	ASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) Read Chapter 2 in Text Read Instructional Notes carefully Work through Problem using Elements and Standards

Week #3 (?? )	TOPIC: Using the Elements of Reason and the Intellectual Standards to Design Instruction
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Read Website articles referenced in Instructional Notes Participate in Discussion Design a learning activity using Elements and Standards

Week #4	TOPIC: Ethical Reasoning
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Read Chapters 13 and 14 in text Journal Entry regarding the Process of Ethical Reasoning Participate in Discussion

Week#5 (?? )	TOPIC: Socratic Questioning
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 17 of Text, Read Instructional Notes Develop an Introduction to a Socratic Discussion, Pick a topic and Develop a list of Questions Post your topic and list of questions in Discussion and respond to two other posts

Week #6/7 (?? )	TOPIC: Critical versus Uncritical Thinking: Bringing our Thinking Under Conscious Control
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 22 in Text Examine NCLB Law Activity: Complete DOXI on Minimalist/Maximalist Participation in Discussion

Week #8 (?? )	TOPIC: In-depth Concept Attainment using Critical Thinking Strategy
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Decide on Key Concept to Teach Use the DOXI or SEEI to teach concept' Post reflection of your Instruction on Discussion Board and Respond to two original posts

Week #9 (?? )	TOPIC: Remodeling Lessons with Critical Thinking
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter l6 in Text Read Instructional Notes Remodel an existing lesson choosing from among the 35 strategies Post remodeled lesson on Discussion Board and give constructive feedback and suggestions to two other original posts

Week #10 (?? )	TOPIC: Teaching Remodeled Lessons - Application in the Classroom
	ASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) Read Instructional Notes Teach the lesson you designed in Week 9 to your own students Post the original remodeled lesson and your reflection (as described in Instructional Notes) on Discussion Board Respond to two other posts

Week #11 (?? )	TOPIC: Designing Critical Thinking Lessons Using Elements and Standards
	ASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) Read Instructional Notes Design a critical thinking lesson using Elements and Standards as described in Instructional Notes Post your critical thinking lesson on the Discussion Board Provide constructive feedback to two other posts

Week #12 (?? )	TOPIC: Application to Instruction: Teaching Your Critical Thinking Lesson
	ASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) Read Instructional Notes Teach your critical thinking lesson to your students Post Reflection on your teaching on the Discussion Board as described in the Instructional Notes Provide constructive feedback to two other posts

Week #13 (?? )	TOPIC: Conducting Socratic Discussions
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Re-read Chapter 17 Create Introduction, pick a topic, and create possible questions for your Socratic Discussion Conduct Socratic Discussion in your class Post Reflection on your Teaching on Discussion Board Provide constructive feedback to two other posts

Week #14 (?? )	TOPIC: Developing Lessons in Ethical Reasoning
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Re-read Chapter 13 Design a lesson in Ethical Reasoning Post your lesson and give constructive feedback to two posts

Week #15 (?? )	TOPIC: Teaching Lessons in Ethical Reasoning
	ASSIGNMENT: Read Instructional Notes Teach Ethical Lesson in your own class Enter your Reflection on your teaching on Discussion Board Give constructive feedback and suggestions to two other posts

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)</td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: In-depth Concept Attainment using Critical Thinking Strategy</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Decide on Key Concept to Teach </li>\r\n<li>Use the DOXI or SEEI to teach concept' </li>\r\n<li>Post reflection of your Instruction on Discussion Board and Respond to two original posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #9 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Remodeling Lessons with Critical Thinking</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: \r\n<li>Read Chapter l6 in Text </li>\r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Remodel an existing lesson choosing from among the 35 strategies </li>\r\n<li>Post remodeled lesson on Discussion Board and give constructive feedback and suggestions to two other original posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #10 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Teaching Remodeled Lessons - Application in the Classroom</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Teach the lesson you designed in Week 9 to your own students </li>\r\n<li>Post the original remodeled lesson and your reflection (as described in Instructional Notes) on Discussion Board </li>\r\n<li>Respond to two other posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #11 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Designing Critical Thinking Lessons Using Elements and Standards</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Design a critical thinking lesson using Elements and Standards as described in Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Post your critical thinking lesson on the Discussion Board </li>\r\n<li>Provide constructive feedback to two other posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #12 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Application to Instruction: Teaching Your Critical Thinking Lesson</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: (To be posted by ???) \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Teach your critical thinking lesson to your students </li>\r\n<li>Post Reflection on your teaching on the Discussion Board as described in the Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Provide constructive feedback to two other posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #13 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Conducting Socratic Discussions</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Re-read Chapter 17 </li>\r\n<li>Create Introduction, pick a topic, and create possible questions for your Socratic Discussion </li>\r\n<li>Conduct Socratic Discussion in your class </li>\r\n<li>Post Reflection on your Teaching on Discussion Board </li>\r\n<li>Provide constructive feedback to two other posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #14 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Developing Lessons in Ethical Reasoning</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Re-read Chapter 13 </li>\r\n<li>Design a lesson in Ethical Reasoning </li>\r\n<li>Post your lesson and give constructive feedback to two posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#eeeeee\">\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Week #15 (?? ) </td>\r\n<td>TOPIC: Teaching Lessons in Ethical Reasoning</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\nASSIGNMENT: \r\n<li>Read Instructional Notes </li>\r\n<li>Teach Ethical Lesson in your own class </li>\r\n<li>Enter your Reflection on your teaching on Discussion Board </li>\r\n<li>Give constructive feedback and suggestions to two other posts </li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n ","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

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