Critical thinking helps students transform their understanding of everyday maths concepts into something meaningful and useful.

But how can you incorporate critical thinking into your maths instruction? And how can you improve your students’ critical thinking skills? In this workshop you’ll discover practical ways to develop these essential skills in your maths lessons with relatable examples and hands-on strategies.

Who’s this for?

• anyone who has attended our Delivering impactful numeracy lessons with Math Trek session
• classroom and learning support teachers
• stage leaders, numeracy leaders and curriculum coordinators

What’s covered?

• an overview of the vital role critical thinking plays in the classroom
• a review of explicit and implicit teaching techniques to help develop students’ critical-thinking skills
• insights into the effective use of cognitive verbs
• a summary of practical ways to incorporate relatable examples and promote students’ critical-thinking skills
• a detailed look at how critical thinking is embedded into the Maths Trek program for easy and successful implementation

Length of workshop

This workshop runs for about one hour, and you’ll receive a PL certificate of participation.

Register now for this virtual session, or contact us if you have any questions.