MODULE 5 APPLICATION-REFLECTION
PRODUCING INTEGRATIVE THINKERS
DEANNA SHELOW
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ED5263
DR. SUZY NATIVIDAD
DECEMBER 17, 2017
“When it comes to teaching effective lessons, we know that if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” (Bauml, 2016) and designing effective lesson plans can be extremely challenging. However, by utilizing a grade-level team collaboration approach that incorporates all facets of integrative thinking such are intuition, analysis and creativity as well as adding the use of opposable mind strategies, the task can be much more manageable and valuable in producing greater results from the intended objects of the lesson plan.
First, we must define what it means to collaborate …show more content…
Thus utilizing creative thinking skills such as “being able to dissect ideas to pull out highlights and put them together as something new” (Brown, 2011) can be beneficial. In addition, members should be encouraged to use divergent and convergent thinking to help drive creativity in the lesson planning process. “Divergent thinking is essential for creativity, but convergent thinking is needed to select and work out the most promising ideas” (Althuizen & Wierenga, …show more content…
E. (2013). Cultivating an opposable mind: A case study in integrative thinking. Education Canada, 53(5), 15-20. Retrieved from http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/cultivating-opposable-mind.
Bauml, M. (2016). The Promise of Collaboration. Educational Leadership, 74(2), 58-62.
Brown, M. (2011). 7 important creative thinking skills. Brainzooming. Retrieved from http://brainzooming.com/7-creative-thinking-skills-important-for-you-to-have/7998/.
Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2007). The thinker's guide to analytical thinking. The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2-57. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/files/SAM_Analytic_Think2007b.pdf.
Franquemont, S. (2006). Taking charge of your health and wellbeing: Developing your intuition. University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. Retrieved on November 16, 2017 from https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/exercises-developing-your-intuition.
Kaplan, S. N. ., skaplan@usc. ed. (2014). Collaboration. Gifted Child Today, 37(4), 261–263.
Martin, R. L. (2009). The opposable mind: how successful leaders win through integrative thinking. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School
PRODUCING INTEGRATIVE THINKERS
DEANNA SHELOW
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ED5263
DR. SUZY NATIVIDAD
DECEMBER 17, 2017
“When it comes to teaching effective lessons, we know that if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” (Bauml, 2016) and designing effective lesson plans can be extremely challenging. However, by utilizing a grade-level team collaboration approach that incorporates all facets of integrative thinking such are intuition, analysis and creativity as well as adding the use of opposable mind strategies, the task can be much more manageable and valuable in producing greater results from the intended objects of the lesson plan.
First, we must define what it means to collaborate …show more content…
Thus utilizing creative thinking skills such as “being able to dissect ideas to pull out highlights and put them together as something new” (Brown, 2011) can be beneficial. In addition, members should be encouraged to use divergent and convergent thinking to help drive creativity in the lesson planning process. “Divergent thinking is essential for creativity, but convergent thinking is needed to select and work out the most promising ideas” (Althuizen & Wierenga, …show more content…
E. (2013). Cultivating an opposable mind: A case study in integrative thinking. Education Canada, 53(5), 15-20. Retrieved from http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/cultivating-opposable-mind.
Bauml, M. (2016). The Promise of Collaboration. Educational Leadership, 74(2), 58-62.
Brown, M. (2011). 7 important creative thinking skills. Brainzooming. Retrieved from http://brainzooming.com/7-creative-thinking-skills-important-for-you-to-have/7998/.
Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2007). The thinker's guide to analytical thinking. The Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2-57. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/files/SAM_Analytic_Think2007b.pdf.
Franquemont, S. (2006). Taking charge of your health and wellbeing: Developing your intuition. University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. Retrieved on November 16, 2017 from https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/exercises-developing-your-intuition.
Kaplan, S. N. ., skaplan@usc. ed. (2014). Collaboration. Gifted Child Today, 37(4), 261–263.
Martin, R. L. (2009). The opposable mind: how successful leaders win through integrative thinking. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School