1. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
and Performance Skills
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sarah Cress
Art Ed 4273

2. Homework Writing Prompt…
Prompt (3.3) Thinking
back to your internship
experience this week,
how have you and your
instructional teammate
differentiated
instruction? Write down
several specific
examples that you can
share with the class.

3. MoSPE Madness…
• Goal Statement Share
• GoAnimate Standard Three Video
• Review of Homework Writing Prompt
• New Writing Prompt
• Critique Share
• Standard Four Overview
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
in the Art Classroom
• Independent, Cooperative and Small
Group Learning
• Using Instructional Resources
• Artifact Brainstorm
• Artist Release

4. Writing Prompt…
Prompt (4.1) Describe in detail
your earliest formal critique
experience. Paint us a picture
of the following:
• the setting
• the critique protocol
• the order of events
• the way in which you and your
fellow classmates felt before,
during and after the event

5. The Good and the Scary…
Within pairs, share with
each other your most
positive and most
negative critique
experiences. Utilizing a
large piece of paper,
map out the differences
between the good and
the bad.

6. Standard Four…
Standard #4: The teacher uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills including instructional
resources.
Quality Indicator 1: Instructional strategies leading to student
engagement in problem solving and critical thinking
Quality Indicator 2: Appropriate use of instructional resources to
enhance student learning
Quality Indicator 3: Cooperative, small group and independent
learning

7. Standard Four…
Standard #4: The teacher uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills including instructional
resources.
Quality Indicator 1: Instructional strategies leading to student
engagement in problem solving and critical thinking
Quality Indicator 2: Appropriate use of instructional resources to
enhance student learning
Quality Indicator 3: Cooperative, small group and independent
learning

8. Big Terms: Let’s Contextualize…
With a partner, define each key
term below within the
context of the art classroom.
For example, students in the
art classroom demonstrate
critical thinking skills
through…
(4.1) List several ideas for each
term:
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving

9. Assessment…YIKES!
Assessing such skills can
be tricky business. What
are some initial thoughts
and ideas of how YOU
will assess student
understanding in your
own classroom.

10. Critique: Engagement in Critical Thinking
and Problem Solving…
• Gives classroom assignments relevance and
purpose
• Encourages students to take their work and the
work of their peers seriously
• Provides students with a language for proper “art
speak”
• Can set the tone of you classroom environment
• Engages students in critical thinking and
problem solving

11. Writing Prompt…
Prompt (4.1) In what
ways does critique
engage students in
critical thinking? In
problem solving?

12. Let’s Brainstorm Together…
With the person
next to you,
brainstorm some
ways you can
change UP the
“traditional”
critique style to
further engage
students.

13. Standard Four…
Standard #4: The teacher uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills including instructional
resources.
Quality Indicator 1: Instructional strategies leading to student
engagement in problem solving and critical thinking
Quality Indicator 2: Appropriate use of instructional resources to
enhance student learning
Quality Indicator 3: Cooperative, small group and independent
learning

14. Let’s Brainstorm Together…
(4.1) What other
ways do the arts
encourage critical
thinking and
problem solving?
Brainstorm with
the peer sitting
across from you.

15. Standard Four…
Standard #4: The teacher uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills including instructional
resources.
Quality Indicator 1: Instructional strategies leading to student
engagement in problem solving and critical thinking
Quality Indicator 2: Appropriate use of instructional resources to
enhance student learning
Quality Indicator 3: Cooperative, small group and independent
learning

16. Writing Prompt…
Prompt (3.3)
Describe the
independent learning
that takes place in
the art classroom.
Describe some of the
ways you
independently learn
in this class.

17. Let’s Brainstorm Together…
(4.3) With your
teaching partner
describe the
cooperative learning
that takes place in the
art classroom.
Describe some of the
ways you
cooperatively learn in
this class.

18. Let’s Brainstorm Together…
(4.3) In groups of
four to five describe
the small group
learning that takes
place in the art
classroom.
Describe some of the
ways you learn
while in small
groups during this
class.

19. Standard Four…
Standard #4: The teacher uses a variety of instructional
strategies to encourage students’ critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills including instructional
resources.
Quality Indicator 1: Instructional strategies leading to student
engagement in problem solving and critical thinking
Quality Indicator 2: Appropriate use of instructional resources to
enhance student learning
Quality Indicator 3: Cooperative, small group and independent
learning

20. Let’s Brainstorm Together…
Create a list of the
instructional resources you
have been exposed to within
this class.
Which ones would be
appropriate for the k-12
setting?
(4.2) What are some of the
instructional resources you
have used during internship?

21. Artifact Brainstorm…
Now, let’s
brainstorm
some ways
we can
demonstrate
our newfound
knowledge.