Improving
Thinking Skills for Adult Learners
Session 1
|
Time |
Activity |
Minutes |
|
8:30 - 9:00 |
Coffee Social, Registration, and Seating |
Free Time |
|
9:00 - 9:45 |
Activity 1: Introduction and Overview Experience: Setting the Stage |
45 |
|
9:45 - 11:15 |
Activity 2: The Fundamentals Experience: Creating the Ideal Thinker/Learner |
90 |
|
11:15 - 11:30 |
Break |
15 |
|
11:30 -1:00 |
Activity 3: Brain-Compatible Learning Experience: Thinking with the Brain in Mind |
90 |
|
1:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch
Break |
30 |
|
1:30 - 3:00 |
Activity 4: Teaching Strategies Experience: Creating
a Thinking-Centered Environment |
90 |
|
3:00 -3:30 |
Activity 5: Assessment Standards Experience: Evaluating
a Composition |
30 |
|
3:30 – 4:00 |
Activity 6: Project Planning and Wrap-up Experience: Looking
Ahead Together |
30 |
|
|
Total
Session Time: |
6
hours |
|
4:30 - 6:00 |
Optional Blackboard Orientation |
|