Intel Education

Critical Thinking Tools

Intel’s Three Thinking Tools

• Visual Ranking• Showing Evidence• Seeing Reason  

Designed to support collaborative student-centered learning and promote higher level

thinking

Intel EducationClassroom Support

• Comprehensive Lesson Plans• Unit Plans• Instructional Strategies • “Sand Box” and Video Tutorials • Easy Interface to Manage Students• Student email not Required for

Enrollment• Easy Student Enrollment

Intel Visual Ranking Tool

Students use higher-order thinking skills when: • In groups, they rank elements and their justification for

their rankings. • In providing their ranking rational, students are forced to

reflect upon and critically evaluate their choices.

Intel Visual Ranking Tool

Synthesis. “When students use the comparison feature they begin to construct new knowledge”.(Intel)

Evaluation. “To rank an item, a student must establish and apply criteria, apply a value to each item based on the criteria, and justify that placement with a comment”. (Intel)

Visual Ranking ToolSample of Projects/Lessons

• The Role of Friends: Do actions speak louder than words? Grades 2-4, Language Arts (Project 30 min. 5 days)

• Classify Animals: Does everything have its place?Grades 5-8, Biology (5 Period Lesson)

• National Energy Plan: How can we make a difference? Grades 9-12, Social Sciences (10 Period Lesson)

Source: (Intel)

Showing Evidence Tool (Intel)

Why Teach Argumentation in the Classroom?

• “Prepare students for real-world problems.”• “Help students develop higher-order thinking

skills”. • “Increase students’ content knowledge”. • “Encourage thoughtful student discussions”.

Source: (Intel)

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936) English writer

Sample of Units/Lessons

• Jack and the Beanstalk: Is being bad for a good reason ever OK?Grade: 3-5, Language Arts (Unit)

• Space: Why do we explore?  Grades: 6-8, Earth Science (Unit)

• Genius Unleashed: How do we explain what happens around us?Grades:  7-12, Science research (Project)

Source: (Intel)

Seeing Reason Tool

“Students organize the factors that influence or affect a problem and show how these factors interact with each other in cause-and-effect relationships”. (Intel)

Seeing Reason Tool

• Charlotte's Web: Why do we do what we do? Grade 3-5, Literature (Unit 15 class periods)

• “Why Math?: What processes do you use to make important decisions?”Grade 9-10, Math (5-7 periods)

• Richard III: How has our world been impacted by abuse of power? Grade 12, English

Sources

"Intel® Education Initiative." K-12 Teaching Tools. Intel Corporation. 13 Feb 2009 <http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm?iid=ed_

nav+k12tools>.