EDTK 2030

Hi Shaliza

In response to your post, I would like to add that critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored and self-corrected thinking which attempts resoning at the highest level of thinking. It requires the individual to assess, apply, analyze and evaluate their experience or observation of a topic before making a conclusion (Foundation for critical thinking, 2013).

I am of the believe that parents must be involved in their childs education, hence giving a task where parents will be required to assist children is a good example. Parents will also be given the opportunity to use their critical thinking skills. They will be able to monitor the sites their children interact with. In using ICT careful analysis must be done to help children think critically. Please refer to the APA document for proper citing of sources used.

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Foundation for critical thinking. (2013). Defining Critical Thinking. Retrieved from The Critical Thinking Community: http://www.criticalthinking.org//

Hi Monica

Very attractive presentation. The twisting of the different colours clearly depicts the lesson the children in your care will be learning. I would also like to add that the use of ICT in education also saves time and prepare early childhood children for the technological age. Also children are fond of these devices so they will pay keen interest in the lesson being taught and eager to have hands interaction with them.

Hi Beverly

I have read your contribution and I must say children do learn from each other and they do not have to be in the same place at the same time. Wiki has allowed for interaction on the World Wide Web. This interaction gives one the opportunity to share their thoughts, lessons learnt and ideas to each other.

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Hi Jean

There is a saying in Jamaica that says” It takes a village to grow a child,” I strongly believe that parents should be a part of their child’s education what better way to encourage this than giving assignment? Children would access to more caloric foods at home to explore with their parents. I liked your suggestion to have children use the computer to design menus based on their calorie intake. Even though this is a science lesson, children were exposed to basic math as they could have counted the amount of items on the table top and also call the numbers for the amount of calorie they get from a specific food or beverage.

Hi Nathalie

Giving an essay for assignment in my opinion is a good assessment to see how much they have learnt from the lesson, what I think could be done also to make this assignment a group assignment to see how well they can work together outside of the classroom then have one person presenting orally. Putting the children in different groups help them to work as a team especially in this lesson where they will be using the internet.

Hi Janelle

Your post is very simple and easy to understand. However, I would love to see in your plan how you be assessing the children. You could also do a little assessment of yourself to see how well a job you did in teaching this lesson. Discovery learning allows the child to have a better understanding of a given lesson providing he/she has an effective teacher that can bring the lesson across.

P.S. I could not access your link to see the actual lesson plan.