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	Session One - Welcome Prepare to investigate and analyze engaging methods of instruction that get students to think.
		Getting Students to Think - Focus on strategies that enhance critical thinking abilities.
		Preparation - Print materials and prepare to apply your learning experiences.
	Session Two - Decision-making Skills Examine strategies that enhance students' thinking abilities.
		Overview - Help students become proficient problem solvers.
		Metacognition - Self-assess and manage the thinking processes.
		PMI - Analyze positive, negative or neutral points of concepts studied.
		Prediction - Link new facts to prior knowledge and strengthen inferential comprehension.
		Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.
	Session Three - Writing Opportunities Examine a variety of opportunities for students to write about real-life experiences.
		Overview - Provide occasions for students to put their thoughts on paper.
		Learning Log - Relate learning experiences through short, non-graded reflective writing.
		Reading Reflection Log - Highlight stories or textbooks, and record interpretations.
		Dialogue Journal - Engage in written conversation, teacher/student or peer response.
		Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.
	Session Four - Response Logs Examine methods that focus on students' critical thinking abilities.
		Overview - Help students think critically about events, learning experiences, etc.
		Free Response Log - Share personal experiences or make a personal connection to text.
		Explanation/Process Log - Organize steps sequentially with written explanations.
		Perspective Log - Learn to make connections and judgments from different points of view.
		Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.
	Session Five - Vocabulary Builders Examine methods that assist students in vocabulary development.
		Overview - Offer students multiple ways for developing new words.
		Capsule Vocabulary - Enhance the natural process of language acquisition.
		Visual Mnemonics - Present memory aids for learning and remembering new vocabulary.
		Making Words - Manipulate, learn, and practice letter, sound and spelling patterns.
		Word Wall - Create immediately accessible dictionaries.
		Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.
	Session Six - Comprehension Enhancements Examine methods that deepen understanding of context while promoting active reading.
		Overview - Engage students with text and promote active reading.
		Selective Highlighting/Underlining - Focus on how authors reveal the meaning of text.
		Context Clues - Include additional words/phrases to help with understanding new words.
		Text Patterns - Make reading easier for students and strengthen comprehension.
		Sticky Note Discussion - Respond directly to text as it is being read.
		Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.
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