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Developing Minds 2019
Critical Reading and Writing
Schedule
* More details coming soon. Schedule subject to change.
TIME |
EVENT |
SPEAKER / TITLE | |
8:00am |
Check-in/Registration | ||
8:30am |
Welcome to SFU |
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8:45am |
Introduction Addresses |
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9:00am |
Keynote | Deanna Reder | Reading the Indigenous Archive |
9:45am |
Power Talks | Sean Zwagerman |
I Just Don't Believe It: The Problem of Conviction, and Some Possible Remedies |
Joel Heng Hartse and Jiang Dong |
Critical Thinking in a Second Language |
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11:15am |
Coffee | ||
11:30am |
Breakout Sessions |
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Moderated sessions addressing Power Talks and developing practical lesson plans |
12:15pm |
Lunch | ||
1:00pm |
Welcome Back | ||
1:00 pm |
Power Talks | Peter Cramer | Rhetorical Games, Writing and Composition |
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani |
On Drake: Designing Simple Exercises to Stimulate Critical Reading |
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2:30 pm |
Breakout Sessions |
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Moderated sessions addressing Power Talks and developing practical lesson plans |
3:15 pm |
Spoken Word and Closing Remarks |
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3:45 — 5:00 pm |
Reception | ||
About Developing Minds
Recent changes in the BC education curriculum established 'Critical Thinking' as a core teaching approach throughout K-12 classrooms. Students benefit from a rich community of inquiry that promotes deeper understanding of curriculum content and equips them with valuable life skills. School systems already using this approach have documented success using a number of outcome metrics.
Critical thinking skills transfer readily from the classroom into post-secondary education, and beyond. Not only do they enhance learning outcomes but students also gain a competitive advantage in the job market by acquiring skills in critical, creative and collaborative thinking frequently sought by modern employers.
The Developing Minds conference seeks to open up discussion among provincial education stakeholders keen to explore how teaching critical thinking in K-12 classrooms transfers into post-secondary education for student benefit.
Simon Fraser University presents a day of roundtable discussion and keynote presentations on teaching critical thinking within BC’s education system, with a focus on connecting creative thinking with critical thinking skills in the classroom. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers with direct experience, and then collaborate to build a provincial framework of reference.