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Developing Minds 2020
Connect Creative with Critical Thinking in the Classroom
Schedule
* Please note: conference presentations will be recorded for livestreaming on the day. Video will be uploaded to the conference website after the event.
Morning presentations take place in the Fletcher Challenge Theatre (1900); afternoon presentations take place in the Segal Rooms (1420-1430)
TIME |
EVENT |
SPEAKER / TITLE | |
| 8:00am | Check-in/Registration | First floor Harbour Centre atrium | |
8:30am
|
Welcome to SFU |
Welcome and land acknowledgement |
|
8:45am |
Introduction Addresses |
|
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9:00am |
Keynote | Susan O'Neill | "Lessons from Creative and Critical Thinkers: How Synergies and Silos Impact Students' Learning." |
9:45am |
Interactive presentation and workshop |
Nicolas Fillion | Creative and Critical Thinking in Action: Ethics Bowl in the Classroom |
11:15am |
Coffee | ||
11:30am |
Breakout Sessions | Moderated sessions addressing keynote and workshop to develop practical lesson plans |
|
12:15pm |
Lunch | ||
1:00pm
|
Keynote | Kieran Egan | “The Role of Imagination and Cognitive Tools in Developing Creative and Critical Thinking” |
1:30 pm |
Panel session |
CIRCE
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Practical examples of how cognitive tools shape imaginative teaching practices in ways that develop their students' critical and creative thinking skills. |
2:15 pm |
Creativity session for delegates: Ethics Bowl in your classroom |
|
Moderated breakout creativity sessions for delegates - putting creative and critical thinking to work in the classroom |
3:15 pm |
Closing remarks and summation |
|
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3:30 — 5:00 pm |
Continue the conversation - catered reception | Cash bar | |
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.