ROCK HILL—On Friday, June 1, York Technical College will host a conference for educators on critical thinking. The event, part of the Learning to Learn (L-TooL^SM) Conference Series, will introduce participants to the college's innovative Critical Thinking Model and provide them with learner-centered strategies to help students develop all-important critical thinking skills.

The day-long conference will include panel discussions from both the faculty and student services perspectives as well as a discussion with Dr. Peter Facione, an internationally-known expert in critical thinking who will join the conference electronically.

Participants will receive a binder of conference materials that includes reusable learning objects, the York Technical College Critical Thinking Model, and learner-centered strategies. The conference fee is $50 per participant, which includes lunch. The conference has been approved for .6 CEUs.

L-TooL is a learning paradigm that focuses on the development of lifelong learning skills. This quality initiative strengthens students' capacity to learn while in college and throughout life by integrating learning-to-learn competencies across the curriculum. L-TooL is focused on six key competencies: critical thinking, personal responsibility, computation, information literacy, communication, and self-assessment.

For more information or to register, call (803) 325-2882 or (803) 325-2888.

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York Technical College ^. 452 S. Anderson Road ^. Rock Hill, SC 29730