Critical Thinking Pathways: Designing Lessons That Require Analysis & Evaluation – LIVESTREAM MEETING ROOM
Today’s learners need more than surface‑level understanding—they need structured opportunities to analyze, evaluate, and make meaning from complex ideas. This session explores how to design lessons that intentionally guide students along clear critical‑thinking pathways, moving them beyond recall and into deeper levels of reasoning. Participants will unpack practical strategies for crafting tasks that require students to compare, justify, critique, and synthesize.
Dodi Davenport
In her fifth year as an Instructional Empowerment School Leader Coach and serving as a District Lead, Dr. Davenport brings 35 years of experience in education to her work with schools and districts. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Program Development and draws on extensive leadership experience at both the school and district levels to support leaders in achieving their school improvement and strategic plan goals through effective implementation of the Model of Instruction. Her coaching is grounded in deep knowledge of change management, adult learning, and effective leadership practices. She is known for leveraging strong coaching skills to help leaders translate vision into impactful action.