Chapman University, Extended Education
Graduate Elective 3 Credit Course
EDUC 9717B Catch Them Thinking: Creative and Critical Thinking in All
Content Areas
Chapman Instructor: Franny McAleer
Bring Chapman University’s Catch Them Thinking: Creative and Critical
Thinking in All Content Areas to your school or school district. It’s a
three (3) graduate elective credit course designed to provide teachers
with ongoing professional development and graduate credit.
The course is application-based and focused on improving academic
performance by teaching critical and creative thinking skills. It gives
educators an opportunity to network, learn and apply effective thinking
strategies including Six Thinking Hats® in their classrooms. Attendees
must complete the following four assignments.
- Assignment 1: Attend and participate in the three-day professional
development workshop which is hosted by your school or school district.
40 points.
- Assignment 2: Conduct independent, individual, research by reading 30
pages on the topic of creative and critical thinking from professional
books, journals, internet articles, etc. A brief summary/reflection
should be included in the journal (assignment 3). 10 points.
- Assignment 3: Complete a journal/notebook to record what you learn
during the three sessions and how you applied the strategies. 40 points.
- Assignment 4: Submit a one page reflection of key understandings
gained during this course. 10 points.
*About Chapman Credits: Chapman University graduate-level extension
courses are designed to serve the needs of those requiring professional
upgrading and to enable teachers and administrators to meet requirements
for salary increment steps and for re-certification. Individuals
desiring to include this course in a Master's Degree program offered at
another institution should secure the approval of that institution
first.
Final grades will be determined with the following grading scale: 100
-90 = A 89-80 = B 79-70 = C
Upon completion of the course a sealed grade mailer will be sent to each
participant containing the final grade from Chapman University.
Location for the 3-day Professional Development Workshop: Your school or
school district facility
Group Size: 20 – 60 Support material is provided
Audience: School Superintendents, Teachers, Teaching Assistants,
Administrators, Staff
Suggested Events: Graduate elective course, professional development
Why Choose Chapman: Chapman University Rises Again in National Rankings
News & World Report, and Selected Again as One of The Princeton Review’s
Best Colleges, ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005
Chapman University Rises Again in National Rankings - Climbs to 11th in
the West in U.S. News & World Report, and Selected Again as One of
The
Princeton Review’s Best Colleges
ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005 – Chapman University is one of the
nation’s best colleges, according to new listings released by both U.S.
News & World Report and The Princeton Review.
Chapman climbed to 11th – the highest ranking in the school’s history –
among 123 master’s-level universities in the 15-state Western region in
U.S. News’ 2006 rankings of the best colleges in America. Over the past
decade, Chapman has risen from 21st to 11th in the prestigious U.S. News
rankings, which are based on various indicators of academic quality,
including student selectivity, freshman retention, graduation rate,
financial resources, alumni giving and academic reputation.
Significantly, in the area of student selectivity, Chapman has risen
from 30th a decade ago to 3rd in the 2006 listings. U.S. News also lists
Chapman 15th in the West among its 2006 picks for best-value
universities offering master’s programs.
The Princeton Review’s Best 361 Colleges 2006 again listed Chapman
University as one of the very select institutions chosen for the
guidebook. Last year, Chapman made its debut on the Princeton Review
list, which selects only the top 15 percent of the colleges and
universities in America. To make its selections, The Princeton Review
relies on data and opinions it collects from students, parents, faculty
and administrators about academic programs and other offerings.
The Princeton Review’s college ranking lists are based on surveys of
more than 110,000 students at the schools in the book who rate their own
schools and report on their campus experiences. About Chapman, students
commented that the professors are “highly intelligent, passionate,
inspiring, and genuinely interested in each and every person,” and that
the university’s “global citizenship” emphasis ensures that students
interact in substantive ways with their community and the world.
“Inclusion in these respected ratings is very gratifying, because it is
evidence that the shared vision of our faculty, administration, staff
and supporters is becoming a reality,” said James L. Doti, Chapman
president. “The rankings support our commitment to personalized
education, and also point to our progress in enhancing the campus
itself, with the new Leatherby Libraries and the Oliphant Hall music
building among four new buildings opened last year.”
Doti also cited the establishment of 44 endowed chairs and
professorships at Chapman since 1993. “Endowed chairs, the highest honor
we can bestow on faculty, enable us to recruit and retain educators with
exemplary credentials in teaching and research, who by their
distinguished scholarship help propel our academic programs to national
prominence.” Doti added that another key indicator of success is the
fact that the SAT scores of incoming freshmen have risen each year for
the past 14 years, with combined scores now standing at an average of
1205.
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