Course Details

COG101: Critical Thinking Skills in the Preschool Environment

Course ID 71478

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

Critical thinking skills are essential for good decision-making and long-term academic and professional success.
This course examines critical thinking skills through the lens of Bloom’s Taxonomy, which categorizes the
different ways humans interact with knowledge.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify skills and indicators associated with each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of word choice in the development of learning objectives and promoting critical thinking skills
• Identify the purpose of specific activities in relation to Bloom’s Taxonomy and higher-order thinking skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices
• Demonstrate an understanding of open-ended questions
• Identify the purpose of effective strategies for promoting critical thinking in the classroom

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.