SACS Certified Training

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SACS Certified Training
Professional Development Day

• Critical Thinking is Mission Critical!

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Connecting Critical Thinking to Student Learning

• Individually, consider the following. Jot down
  some brief notes. (10 minutes)
• Given SPCs definition of critical thinking, what
  are some examples in your field of using critical
  thinking?
• What problems are the most urgent or
  controversial in your field in which experts
  disagree on approaches to solving them?
• Given the examples you have generated, how would
  you teach someone to think critically about the
  problems in your field?
• Envision an employer in your field who is going
  to hire one of your students.  What would be
  expected of your student in terms of ability to
  solve problems, analyze, predict, evaluate
  situations or solutions or communicate logically?
• In groups of 4-6, discuss one or more of the
  issues. (15 minutes)

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Possible On-site SACS Questions

• Within your same groups, spend 10 minutes
  creating questions that may be asked of faculty,
  staff or students by the visiting team.

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Prospective SACS Questions for Faculty

• In your group, discuss the following questions.
  (15 minutes)
• How is the QEP connected to student learning?
• What was your specific involvement in the QEPs
  development?
• What will be your specific involvement in the
  implementation of the QEP?
• Why was critical thinking chosen as the focus of
  the QEP?
• Why is the plan described by the QEP needed?
• Is there faculty consensus on the goals and
  implementation of the QEP?
• What are the appropriate roles for faculty in
  developing critical thinking?
• How will students benefit from the QEP?

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• Thank you!