Objectives:
- Meet the creator of the Thinking Skills Curriculum.
- Learn the tenants of the Thinking Skills Curriculum.
- Reflect on your own classroom practices.
Before meeting the creators of the Thinking Skills Curriculum, please watch Ms. Flowers’ classroom video on ‘Introduction to Thinking Skills Curriculum’. Click the picture below for the video:
The Thinking Skills Curriculum was invented by Sandra Parks. Parks has worked intimately in many educational settings and came to notice a gap between students who lack vocabulary and cognitive challenge and being able to understand, discuss, and apply at a deeper level. Parks sought to fill this gap with her creation of the Thinking Skills Curriculum. She was inspired after spending time in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Please watch this short video to hear from Parks herself about her journey and the birth of the Thinking Skills Curriculum. Click the picture below:
Sandra Parks on Teaching Thinking Skills
Closure
This module focused on introducing Sandra Parks and the Thinking Skills Curriculum. Please complete the following Qualtrics form to reflect on what you learned this module.