Critical Thinking in Education in the Age of AI

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Especially in the Age of AI when the computer can do so much of it for the student, the thinking side is critical to education.

𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. Leaders ask: ❓ Are students on task? ❓ Is the room quiet? ❓ Is the teacher following the plan? But none of that guarantees students are actually thinking. If you’re a school leader, here’s a set of look-fors you can use immediately: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 What School Leaders Should Look For to Identify the Difference 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 🔴 Compliance: Follow steps 🟢 Thinking: Make sense of the math 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 🔴 Compliance: Demonstrates and directs 🟢 Thinking: Facilitates and probes 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🔴 Compliance: Minimal or scripted 🟢 Thinking: Explaining, debating, justifying 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 🔴 Compliance: Answers only 🟢 Thinking: Reasoning, models, multiple representations 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 🔴 Compliance: One “right way” 🟢 Thinking: Multiple pathways explored and compared 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔴 Compliance: Fast to “cover” content 🟢 Thinking: Slower to ensure understanding 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 🔴 Compliance: Avoided or rescued quickly 🟢 Thinking: Expected and supported 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 🔴 Compliance: “What’s the answer?” 🟢 Thinking: “Why does that make sense?” 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 🔴 Compliance: Getting it right 🟢 Thinking: Explaining and justifying 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 🔴 Compliance: Quiet, controlled 🟢 Thinking: Engaged, productive, sometimes messy You can walk into a quiet classroom, see students completing work.. and still observe very little learning. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁. It’s visible. It’s audible. And once you know what to look for you can’t unsee it. And more importantly 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵. __________ ♻️ Repost if you’re committed to moving math instruction from compliance to thinking ➕ Follow for more on math instruction, coaching, and leadership systems 📬 Join my newsletter The 3-1-4 3 insights. 1 strategy. In 4 minutes. For leaders committed to strengthening math instruction and student outcomes. Link in comments __________ Hi, I’m Dwight Williams. I help schools and districts strengthen math instruction through coaching, curriculum support, and data-informed systems that drive student confidence and achievement.

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