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Developing Minds 2022
Critical Thinking and Lived Experience: Education in the Information Age
Friday, February 25th, 2022
9 am - 12 pm: Keynote Presentations (In-person and live-streamed)
- Endre Begby, "Trusting Others for Information"
- Kristiina Kumpulainen, "Enhancing Critical Thinking through a Multiliteracies Pedagogy"
12 - 1 pm: Lunch
Free Boxed Lunch of sandwich or wrap, fresh fruit, dessert, and beverage. Please specify dietary requirements on your order form.
Afternoon: Breakout Sessions
Breakout rooms sessions are limited to 25 people per room for both in-person and online. Please see the Developing Minds website for detailed descriptions of Breakout Room Topics.
In Person:
NOTE: When filling out your ticket order form, please select different breakout rooms for your 1 pm and 2 pm timeslots.
1:00 - 1:45pm
- Endre Begby鈥�"A deeper look at trust"
- Maite Taboada鈥�"Do your research" and the dangers of online sources
- Mark Pickup鈥�"The Characteristics of 'Fake News'" Laptop/Tablet required
- Michael Maser鈥擫evelling Up your hoaxing skills as a form of 'info-inoculation'
- Saba Ghazili鈥�"Digital Literacy in Curricula"
2:00 - 2:45pm
- Endre Begby鈥�"A deeper look at trust"
- Maite Taboada鈥�"Do your research" and the dangers of online sources
- Mark Pickup鈥�"The Characteristics of 'Fake News'" Laptop/Tablet required
- Michael Maser鈥擫evelling Up your hoaxing skills as a form of 'info-inoculation'
- Saba Ghazili鈥�"Digital Literacy in Curricula"
Virtual:
Breakout rooms for the virtual option will be held on Zoom. NOTE: When filling out your ticket order form, please select different breakout rooms for your 1 pm and 2 pm timeslots.
1:00 - 1:45pm
- Reema Faris--"(Mis)reading: The Power of Language in the Information Age"
- Jennifer Chutter--"All the answers are in my pocket! Researching with a Smartphone"
2:00 - 2:45pm
- Reema Faris--"(Mis)reading: The Power of Language in the Information Age"
- Jennifer Chutter--"All the answers are in my pocket! Researching with a smartphone"
EVENT DETAILS
- Friday, February 25th, 2024
- 8:30am to 3:15pm
- 丁香园AV Harbour Centre or online
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.
丁香园AV presents a day of roundtable discussion and keynote presentations on teaching critical thinking within BC鈥檚 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.